constipated ryukin

[abfab]

one of my fish keeps getting constipated. i gave him a diet of frozen peas for over two weeks and he was doing well. soon after he went back to goldfish crisps the problem came back. i also feed them bloodworms occassionally. i've repeated the frozen pea diet (with a little epsom salt mixed in) a couple of times. do i need to switch food or is there a better way to prevent this from reoccurring?

 

[Crepe]

High protein diets cause constipation (bloodworms and most prepared foods are high in protein) try to feed some algae based foods like spirulina and provide constantly a source of vegetable matter for him supplemented by bloodworms and flake.

 

[abfab]

thanks crepe.

aside from peas, what veggies would you recommend?

 

[Crepe]

Blanched zucchini, blanched spinach, peas, blanched lettuce, small pieces of banana, softened carrots, pieces of peaches, and oranges.

 

[abfab]

thanks! i'll give these a try.