Constipated Oscar

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I believe my oscar is constipated. I noticed 2 days ago that poop is trying to come out and he has a bulge in his stomach. His behavior on the other hand is unchanged, he still begs for food and gets all excited when anyone walks in the room. I decided not to feed him last night to see if he got it out by this morning but he hasn't.. should I continue not to feed until he passes it? I don't want to add to the blockage. Any ideas?
 
epsom salt bath

often used for constipated fish
 
Well he just got a good portion of it out.. then he ate it. That was really REALLY gross! I am glad to at least know that he got something out.
 
try feeding him peas. if he does not take to them, then go the epsom bath way. I used to have a real problem with one of my oscars always getting constipated, so i changed his feeding to every other day. he has been fine ever since.
 
wow i am having the same problem with my oscars wierd
 
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