Bubble on dp

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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.

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Bubble on dp

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At feeding time I noticed a bubble on one of my dps. It is just shy it's anal fin. Any ideas?

PH 7.2 ammo 0 ite 0 ate under 5.

20 gallon rose goby, peppermint plec, ancitrus (trying to catch this one for a while but he's quick), 3 zebra danios, 2 Amano shrimps. And 5 dps
I haven't restocked my blackworms in a few weeks so they have been getting vitamin dosed frozen bloodworms.
60 % water changes bi weekly. Prime, flourish (ferts),excel (carbon).

I know the tank is overstocked. In the process of setting up a new 30 long. Building up to this I re-scaped the current one. Removed all of the tiawan moss and replaced with flame. The driftwood was moved and the sight lines are not as broken up as the used to be. I have not seen any fighting but it could possibly be a bite. Although this is the biggest of the bunch and the most dominant in the tank. Pic shows the bubble before the anal fin. It appears to be clear.

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Re: Bubble on dp

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Prolapse? Try 1 tbsp Epsom salt/10g & see if that helps.
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