Bn Pleco Swollen Belly

jbrock

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Whilst looking at my tank this morning on of my BN was sucking the glass on the front of the aquarium and her stomach is very swollen and her anus seems to be very red, i could get a picture as she swam of in to the plants by the time a grabbed the camera.
any help would be great.

Tank juwel lido 120
Very heavily planted aquarium with lots of caves and hiding places


Shocking:

6 leapard daninos
1 betta
4 BN catfish
6 assassin snails
3+ cherry shrimp breeding like crazy

Tank stats:

Temp 25c
PH 6.5
Ammonia 0
nitrite 0
nitrate 30
Tested weekly

Tank maintance

2x 25% water changes per week.
 
Just got a pic
 

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From what i have read i am pretty sure this is bloat and a very bad case of, and think the best thing to to would be to put her down.
What the best and least painful way of doing this?
Any help would be great.

many thanks
 

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