"Altum" wrote in message
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IDzine01 wrote:
Can someone explain how epsom salt helps fish constipation? I
understand how it could help with liquid bloating but it's frequently
suggested for food blockages. I'm just not fully understanding how it
works. Thanks.

I've never understood how people make fish constipated. I've never
managed to constipate a fish in 15 years of fishkeeping. Is it from
overfeeding or feeding pelleted foods rather than flakes?

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I don't think so, I have never fed pellets, don't even have any...Now I am
not sure if constipation is the problem but I was guessing it was with my
betta, this is the first time I have had a betta with it any way....but as
far as feeding goes, mine get betta gold (biogold) or bettamin flakes, I
give a few flakes or pieces at a time 2-3 times a day, instead of all at
once, but what they get in a day is probably less then what most feed at one
time..the only thing I did different is gave them frozen brine shrimp, he
had that 2-3 days prior to getting sick. I have also had fish since I was a
teen and now I am 33 and only had this problem one other time with my pacu
.......but he was a pig and ate a lot of goldfish and liked cheese curls so
the cheese probably did it..lol.
Nik
for what its worth I am considering this is not constipation because either
the pea or the Epsom salt should have worked...and it has not