Bloated belly?

[cali_reef]

Hi there, Came home tonight and found my gold-saddle rabbit fish (Siganus Guttatus) laying on it's side with a bloated belly.

I have had this fish for almost a year now, great eater and loved eating my LPS's .. He is in a 300G tank with a bunch other fish, and he is pretty much king of the tank. I did not notice the bloated belly until today, I also noticed my female Bellus angel (Genicanthus Bellus) showing a slightly boated belly.

Is there a known effective treatment for this symptom?

 

[FreakinReefin]

Hi there, Came home tonight and found my gold-saddle rabbit fish (Siganus Guttatus) laying on it's side with a bloated belly.

I have had this fish for almost a year now, great eater and loved eating my LPS's .. He is in a 300G tank with a bunch other fish, and he is pretty much king of the tank. I did not notice the bloated belly until today, I also noticed my female Bellus angel (Genicanthus Bellus) showing a slightly boated belly.

Is there a known effective treatment for this symptom?

Elimination(pooping)...that's the only thing I could think of.

 

[cali_reef]

Elimination(pooping)...that's the only thing I could think of.

He has been "eliminated" at this point, subsequent autopsy did not find any food or remains of in the stomach, but rather a yellow pus like substance. My last feeding of this tank was over 24 hours ago.

I am still looking to save the bellus, if there is a treatment.

 

[Chichas01]

Bummer man. Sorry for your loss. Sounds like some sort of crazy bacterial infection.

 

[leebca]

It's actually not contagious -- these kinds of things. It would be unusual, but not impossible for multiple fishes to get infected if the food source was contaminated, or they are eating something with poisons in it.

So be suspect of the food, first. Next check very closely the water quality. Consider things that aren't measured. Please read through this post: What is Water Quality

Next, move the fish you're concerned about to a QT/hospital tank. You need to treat with an antibiotic that goes through the skin of the fish and works internally.

You can use a double (the recommended) dose of Maracyn Two for Saltwater fishes, or
A standard dose of Nitrofurazone (the Aquatronics’ product: Furacyn)

I would also try to get the fish to eat some food with this additive: Metronizazole. A product for this would be the Jungle product Anti-Parasite Medicated Fish Food.

The above recommendation is a bit of a broad approach to two main possibilities here: an intestinal infection and/or an abdominal infection.

Good luck!