Do fish get constipated?

[mcsassy]

My blue spot puffer was looking ghostly today...literally. It was faded in a lot of areas and sitting in the corner looking sad. So I was wondering if maybe he was hungry and went to get food. I came back and he knew I was going to feed him, so he started pooping...maybe to make room? Except a bunch of sand came out, followed by entire hermit crab legs undigested!

:yuck:

Thoughts on this peculiar scenario?

 

[dkoernert]

I suppose it could happen...

 

[leeser28]

Yes, fish do get constipated. Poor puffer, sound horrible. I hope he gets better soon.

 

[chefjamesscott]

its not really constipated but rather called impacting

when a fish ingests something that blocks the natural flow shall we say, or in any animal for that matter

 

[BettaFishMommy]

an entire hermit crab leg? whoa! that had to be uncomfortable!

 

[oszkars]

Hello.

I saw this post and I hope your fish is better.

But you may be amused to know that we have a song that is a tribute to a band called "Constipated Fish." If you like, you can hear the song on the Songramp music site here:

http://www.songramp.com/mod/mps/viewtrack.php?trackid=74233

Miklos

 

[Hebily]

Yes, this happens sometimes. For constipation and bloating, try feeding shelled peas. However, I don't know if that will help with hermit crab legs. Maybe next time it will chew.:wall:

 

[mcsassy]

I forgot about this thread (for good reason). He's better now, thanks all! :dance2: