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Yes, he has to use his tail to swim. He doesn't just float around effortlessly like he use to.

Yes fx5 and a large sponge filter.

have u always had the fluval

i put the 305 on one of my smaller tanks and had problems with the outake, it wasnt producing enough oxygen

and the fish were swimming that way

def use the melafix its all natural, but take out the carbon bags in the fluval, if u smash up some peas that could also help if constipation is an issue

The Fluval is used and about 6 months old. There should be plenty of oxygen with the bubble powered sponge filter.

The sore is looking MUCH better now.

Glad to hear he's still eating well. Are all his fins moving ok?

fins move great. Trys very hard to hover as he use to and all he can do is scoot across the bottom.

ive only ever had this issue with my mbuwhen hes constupated but usuakll only lasts a few days hell have a Big toilet which is usually black then hell perk up. only other thing i can think is he may have ate something thats stuck weighing him down. its a tricky one hope hes well

I saw him pass a good sized poop last night. My only remaining thought is he ate something sharp (muscles) and that injured him. He tends to eat a lot of shell. He hasn't gotten any since he has been this way.

i really cant see that shell would cause a issue my mbu eats cockle and mussel shell they pass t through very well indeed

I know this is an old thread but my 8 inch fahaka is having the exact same problem and was wondering if it was resolved and how. He is currently in a 75g 7.8ph, 0 nitrite, 5ppm nitrate. Still eats good and is pooping fine, doesn't float to one side or another but is stuck on the bottom of tank and when he takes off he works really hard and then just thumps down in the sand like he weighs a ton. No fin issues and outward appearance he has nothing wrong

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