Seems constipated

[dghby]

Hi all, been quite a while since I have been in this forum but unfortunately I got a sick fish.
I feel this is just constipation but let me know if it seems something else.
am I using enough Epsom salt (8 tablespoons for a 75 gl tank) and can I do anything else for the poor guy??

DISEASE QUESTIONNAIRE


Problem

1. Please explain the problems with your fish. When did you notice the problems and did anything unusual happen that you think started them?
has been constipated a couple days, where it had a mass of poo (black in color) built up and showing but not coming out entirely. and seems a bit bloated.


2. Symptoms (i.e. turning dark, excess slime, not eating, clamped fins, flashing, darting, clamped gills, white/yellow/green poop, hiding, headstanding or tailstanding, white on tips of fins, rotting or fungus, blisters/white zits on fish, bloated, cloudy eyes, wounds).
other than the bloating and build up of poo, he doesn't seem to be eating today.

3. What medications/ treatments have you already tried and what were the results. Include dosage and duration of treatment.
second day of Epsom salt treatment - 8 tablespoons for a 75 gl setup.



Tank/Water

4. Tank size and ages, numbers and sizes of fish.
75gl, 8 Adult Discus 2 years old


5. Water change regime (What percentage and how often).
once a week at 70%


6. How long has tank been running? Is it bare bottom? If you have substrate, what type and how deep is it?
this tank has been up for at least a year, and has a minimal amount of sand - you can see barebottom throughout the tank floor.


7. Do you age your water? If you do for how long and what is the ph swing. straight tap


8. Parameters and water source;


Note: Water Parameters are important in diagnosing problems within a tank. If you don't own test kits for the following information, you can purchase them, test your parameters and post this info as soon as possible.



- temp ___84__

- ph __7.6___

- ammonia reading __0__

- nitrite reading __0__

- nitrate reading _10___

What type of water or combinations of water sources do you use? If it is an RO/tap/well water mix, please list percentages in the mix.

- well water ____

- municipal water __straight from tap along with seachem safe__

- RO water ____


9. Any new fish, plants or inverts added recently. no


10. Include any pictures or videos you have which shows the symptoms. If you can't add them to this post, please provide a link to them.
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[Bill63SG]

Looking at the the straight head on photo dosent seem bloated at all to me.Blue diamonds can have a tendency to to crap a brick when then go,2-3 times bigger then other fish.I think you need to up your wc's in general,but for now atleast do as many as you can,Id say at least 3 times a week 50% or more if you can and see if that gets his appetite back.In my experience when the fish is bloated you can see it in their bellys and sometimes it affects thier swimming.

[dghby]

Looking at the the straight head on photo dosent seem bloated at all to me.Blue diamonds can have a tendency to to crap a brick when then go,2-3 times bigger then other fish.I think you need to up your wc's in general,but for now atleast do as many as you can,Id say at least 3 times a week 50% or more if you can and see if that gets his appetite back.In my experience when the fish is bloated you can see it in their bellys and sometimes it affects thier swimming.

Thanks Bill, I will step up the wc's and see if that helps.