Sick Rainbowfish

[mibson]

I have a 90g with 12 2" rainbowfish in it. One female Austrialian Rainbow has been breathing rapidly and hanging out by herself for 3 days now. Just now I noticed she is having trouble swimming upright. I have moved her into a breeding enclosure because I have read that fish with bladder problems should be in shallow water. I think she is consitpated. She is very fat and apprears to be full of eggs too(or constipatied). She is 2 inches long. She is swimming upright and just "resting" now that I have moved her to the shallow breeding enclosure.

nitrate= 10ppm, nitrite = 0, ammonia = 0, ph = 7.2

This tank is mature and I have had no sick fish for 7-12 months now.

I did see a large looking protrusion from her anus area, that is now mostly gone but still somewhat visable. I did feed beef heart for the first time in months just a few days ago...

What can I do?

Perhaps light pressure to help consitpation? or some "laxitive". I doubt she will eat at this point....

Thanks for the help

Cheers
Mibson

 

[ArauraDiscus]

It could also be that an internal organ has failed and fluids are building up. Constipation or not, I don't think she should be swimming oddly unless it's a damaged organ and fluids are building up. In that case, there wouldn't be anything you can do. Hope she gest better.