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Post by brenda on Oct 26, 2008 15:53:55 GMT -5
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Post by Carl on Oct 26, 2008 16:53:15 GMT -5
If I am looking at the picture correctly this appears to be an intestinal hernia (similar to hemroids too). I have observed this many times in the past, and identification is not the hard part, rather cause and treatment is more difficult in my experience. As a few already noted in the thread (I did not read it thoroughly though) that a bath in salt/epsom salt/ methylene blue would be a place to start. I would also check water parameters to make sure the cause is not do to water conditions (Aeromonas bacteria can cause this and are common in tanks that are dirty) Carl
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Post by babygeige on Oct 26, 2008 16:58:27 GMT -5
Eek! That does looks painful! I hope that person can help the rest of his fish!
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Post by goldenpuon on Oct 26, 2008 17:02:09 GMT -5
Ouch. I feel sorry for that fish. My cat had a hernia when I first got her. I didn't know fish could get them.
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Post by cashay on Mar 2, 2009 15:54:59 GMT -5
YIKES! poor fishy I hope they figure it out to, Actually carl is probably right about the hernia so i hope they can find a cure.. yuck..
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Post by murdock6701 on Mar 2, 2009 16:16:53 GMT -5
or a prolapsed anus, not uncommon in older fish, especially older females that have been bred a lot - have seen it 3x in platys that were over 3 years old that produced lots of fry -
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Post by bikeguy33 on Mar 2, 2009 19:56:55 GMT -5
i agree with carl....we see this often on the farm....altho our best guess there is the feeding regime we have. we feed 8 times daily ....and we feed alot. it is high protein diet with the intention of extremely fast growth. we believe this is caused by the fish not being able to process food quickly enough. i doubt this is a case like ours....but the result looks the same.
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