Help!!! Prolapsed rectum?!!!

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1) Your water parameters - pH, Ammonia, Nitrite, Nitrates and salinity (if appropriate). This is by far the most important information you can provide! Do not answer this with "Fine" "Perfect" "ok", that tells us nothing. We need hard numbers.

2) Tank size and a list of ALL inhabitants. Include algae eaters, plecos, everything. We need to know what you have and how big the tank is.

3) Feeding, water change schedule and a list of all products you are using or have added to the tank (examples: Cycle, Amquel, salt, etc)

4) What changes you've made in the tank in the last week or so. Sometimes its the little things that make all the difference.

5) How long the aquarium has been set up, and how did you cycle it? If you don't know what cycling is read this: Fishless Cycling Article and familiarize yourself with all the information. Yes. All of it.

We want to help, and providing this information will go a LONG way to getting a diagnosis and hopeful cure that much faster.

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One of the easiest and best ways to help your fish feel better is clean water! If you are already on a regular water change schedule (50% weekly is recommended) a good step to making your fish more comfortable while waiting for diagnosis/suggestions is to do a large water change immediately. Feel free to repeat daily or as often as you can, clean water is always a good thing! Use of Amquel or Prime as a dechlor may help with any ammonia or nitrite issues, and is highly recommended.

Note - if you do not normally do large water changes, doing a sudden, large water change could shock your fish by suddenly changing their established water chemistry. Clean water is still your first goal, so in this case, do several smaller (10%) water changes over the next day or two before starting any large ones.
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amzwiz87
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Help!!! Prolapsed rectum?!!!

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I think my figure 8 puffer has a prolapsed rectum!
He is in a 50 gallon brackish tank with one other figure 8 puffer.
I just did a WC yesterday. 30%
SG 1.004
Ammonia 0
Nitrites 0
Nitrates 20
pH 8.0
I use Amquel and Novaplus weekly with WC.
I have a penguin 350 bio wheel filter.
Temp is 78 degrees.
This tank is an up grade for them. It was set up 2 months ago and I had to cycle with them in it. :(
He has a pink nub on his rectum. I have seen it another time, but it went away. This time it's been over 12 hours!
I feed them mostly brine shrimp along with blood worms, ghost shrimp, and clams. They get 1 to 2 days fasting a week.
He's acting normal. There's no redness or drainage.
Should I try to give him an Epsom salt bath to relieve swelling and hope it corrects itself?!
Please help Petri! I have had him for about two years and love him!
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Re: Help!!! Prolapsed rectum?!!!

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Try adding 1 tbsp Epsom salt/5g to reduce swelling.
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...

"The solution to pollution is dilution!"
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Re: Help!!! Prolapsed rectum?!!!

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Pufferpunk wrote:Try adding 1 tbsp Epsom salt/5g to reduce swelling.
Right into the tank? Or just take him out and bath him in it for 15 to 30 mins?
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In the tank.
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...

"The solution to pollution is dilution!"
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Re: Help!!! Prolapsed rectum?!!!

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Pufferpunk wrote:In the tank.
What's the epsom salt going to do to my tank? Do I need to do more frequent WC to rid the tank of it? I thought long term exposure to epsom salt can cause anemia? I read that you can soak their food in epsom salt if they are still eating? What are your thoughts on that?
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Re: Help!!! Prolapsed rectum?!!!

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It's just magnesium. Won't hurt a thing. Remove during your weekly water changes.
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...

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burrfish
T niphobles
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Re: Help!!! Prolapsed rectum?!!!

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How's the puffer doing now? Did you treat with the Epsom salt?
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...

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