constipated guppy

[Danya]

my beloved male guppy, sonny jr., is almost always constipated. he
looks all inflated and with half of his tail gone (or should i say
bitten off) it makes him look funny. well last night i saw him
actually pooping for once. the the poop was huge in diameter! i felt
bad for the poor guy. i put lettuce in the tank last week and no one
seemed to eat it, so i took it out last night. is there anything else
i can help poor sonny jr. with so he can pass his stools regularly?
haha, sounds funny... but i feel bad for him!

ok, thanks :)

[NetMax]

"Danya" > wrote in message
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> my beloved male guppy, sonny jr., is almost always constipated. he
> looks all inflated and with half of his tail gone (or should i say
> bitten off) it makes him look funny. well last night i saw him
> actually pooping for once. the the poop was huge in diameter! i felt
> bad for the poor guy. i put lettuce in the tank last week and no one
> seemed to eat it, so i took it out last night. is there anything else
> i can help poor sonny jr. with so he can pass his stools regularly?
> haha, sounds funny... but i feel bad for him!
>
> ok, thanks :)

A bit of Epson salt in the water, feed much less (in quantity and in
richness). This is a common problem for adult male Guppies.
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[Danya]

"NetMax" > wrote in message >...
> A bit of Epson salt in the water, feed much less (in quantity and in
> richness). This is a common problem for adult male Guppies.

yeah, i think perhaps i feed too much during feeding times and sonny
jr. seems to be the one trying to eat the most. what a pig! thanks
for the suggestion :)

[RedForeman ©®]

|| yeah, i think perhaps i feed too much during feeding times and sonny
|| jr. seems to be the one trying to eat the most. what a pig! thanks
|| for the suggestion :)

Danya, you know, it's common for most aquarists, so actually fast the fish
every so often... it actually is a good thing, because, daily feedings can
back up the system.... fasting can allow time for the fishy to get clean and
empty the tank so to speak....

Try it...

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[Danya]

"RedForeman ©®" > wrote in message >...
> Danya, you know, it's common for most aquarists, so actually fast the fish
> every so often... it actually is a good thing, because, daily feedings can
> back up the system.... fasting can allow time for the fishy to get clean and
> empty the tank so to speak....
>
> Try it...

ahh, that's a brilliant idea. shoulda thought of that...duh! thanks
red :) today he pooped out this big fat spiral of poop. just thought
i'd share. haha