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Also posted in the general area...

tank set up Friday, 60 gallon w/ 2 young GSP's cycled with Bio-Spira. 0 to barely detectable ammonia (my test kid is based on color, my husband & I weren't sure if it was pure bright yellow which signifies 0 ammonia or a tiny bit greenish), 0 nitrites, 0 nitrates, ph8

Those who read my post yesterday about Dragon's feces... new problem this evening, he has had a "piece" of reddish feces part way out for about the past 40mins, and is now turning dark on his normally white belly... so its obviously stressing him out.

Is there anything I can do? Do you think he's partly constipated? First the jelly like feces yesterday and now this... I'm really worried about him. He's eating normally, shaped normally, and until he just started turning dark was acting normal all day.

Thank you.

Opened the tank top and he came begging for food as always, back to normal coloring although feces still "stuck" there... he always changes colors based on where he is in the tank but this was the first time with a dark belly. I'll keep an eye on him...

he "went" and was acting normal the rest of the time I was up (it was already late), this morning when I got up he was hiding in his favorite dark reddish plant almost matching the color but his belly was white and when he came out to see me he changed to his normal color.... hopefully all is fine