I never wanted to post...here

[tizzo]

But my yellow tang has hemeroids, and I can't spell it so that made attempting a search, useless. I can ID constipation, but this doesn't stop there. He is impacted!! Let me explain, I put a rock covered in caleurpa in the tank for him to graze on. I put the rock in 3 days ago and yesturday I noticed he was pooping out 3/4 inch sticks, so I removed the rock. Today when I went to feed the fish, he didn't eat!! And that's unheard of, cause he's a pig!!! No need to ask what I feed them, cause if you name it, they prolly get it (they eat better than my kids!) although only once a day. The tang has a small blister on each side of his anus. And a much to big to come out on it's own, clump. I was going to attempt to remove what I could get with tweezers, but he is pretty hard to catch. So I am going to wait and see what you guys suggest. What I wanna know is has anyone else ever experienced this and should I try to fish him out to pull the stuff outa him? If this is going to cause intestinal blockage that will end my fish, then I will tear the tank apart. If this will pass (pun) on it's own then I would like to know that also. PLEASE HELP!!!
PS, Other than his rear, he looks and acts perfectly normal.

 

[tizzo]

Maybe I can get a pic (of the blisters), you can somewhat sorta see the inflamation. But not the actual blisters.

 

[beth]

I don't see anything at all wrong with this fish. And, if he pooped yesturday, I can assure you that he is not impacted today. Give him some sheets of Green Seaweed Selects.

 

[tizzo]

No, he never did poop yesturday. He has poop "stuck" there. It looks kinda like he is TRYING to push out a whole pea. It was stuck where you could just see it, as the evening progressed it seemed to get even bigger. Late last night I saw him handing out with the cleaner shrimp. And this mornin' he seems to be doing a lot better, but the blisters are still there though. And he is starting to eat again.
I posted all of that in case someone else encounters this in the future... But I think he will be ok.

 

[tizzo]

Here is a better pic of his "blister"...He has one on both sides. (This is mostly for reference, I think he is better today)

 

[beth]

Go ahead and offer him the Green Veggies [SeaWeed Selects or Nori]. Do a water change. How is the pH in your tank?