Keyhole Ciclid With Reddish Swim Bladder?

[Mark Z.]

Hello,
 
I have a keyhole ciclid with what appears to be a reddish or dark pinkish swim bladder. He is semi-translucent, and I can see into his body.
 
He acts fine and eats fine. He could possibly be off balance just a bit, but if so, hardly noticeable. Sometimes he seems to bob from side to side a bit, but it could just be the current.
 
All the water parameters seem to be about where they should be. No other fish in the aquarium have this symptom, although a Congo tetra did have it in the past. That fish died in the quarantine tank after the heater stopped working. I was treating that fish for stomach parasites.
 
He is in a 48-gallon aquarium with Congo tetras, a disc tetra, rainbow fish, angelfish, denison barbs, ottos, cories and a threadfin acara. Live plants.
 
No problems other than the reddish internal color. I did treat a Congo tetra recently for what I think was stomach parasites. Has anyone ever had an issue like this?
 
He is one of my favorite fish. Very peaceful, curious and fun to watch. If there is a problem, I would like to try and treat it.
 
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
 
I tried to attach a 1.4 MB JPEG, but I kept getting a message that said the server returned an error during upload.
 
Thanks,
Mark

 

[AmtotheBurr]

I hope he gets some help from the knowledgeable folks on here. How is he doing today?

 

[Mark Z.]

He's doing OK. I moved him to the quarantine tank and gave it a dose of PraziPro and gave him some peas to eat. He acts fine. I'll see how he does. Thanks!
 
It may not be his swim bladder that is red, it is hard to figure out. Something inside there is reddish and I don't think it should be. He also seems a little fat, but I don't have anything to compare him to.
 
I have a Congo tetra in the quarantine tank who does nothing but spaz out all the time. He's ready to go back in the big tank. The keyhole is so peaceful and easygoing, he just swims around like he usually does.
 
I feel bad taking him out of his happy home!
 
Thanks,
Mark

 

[AmtotheBurr]

How long have you had him and are there any other keyholes in the tank,
?
I'm wondering if the he is a she and maybe is a little plump if she has hundreds of eggs in there?
Where is the red spot? Looking online, some of their photos have red spots sometimes too. I haven't seen one around the swim bladder though but I'm still looking around to see if I can help.

 

[Mark Z.]

I think I've had him about a year or so. No other keyholes. I had another, but it died of what I think was stomach parasites long ago. I hate stomach parasites!!
 
This guy seems ok. He is dark because he is scared and I have a hard time seeing the red. I'll keep him in the quarantine tank until the weekend.
 
I wouldn't call it a 'red spot.' It is inside of him and elongated. Maybe it is the organ above the swim bladder? Kidney?
 
Anyway, thanks for your help. I'll see what happens.