My flowerhorn has bloat and white stringy poop. What should I do?

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I noticed bloat in my flowerhorn about two weeks ago. It was there when I fed him and went away when I didn't. So I treated him with Epsom salt soaked pellets, bloat was present then. Then I noticed white poop so I stopped feeding entirely and added metronidazole 400 to the tank. Didn't work as I only saw white poop, so I added the medication into his food and now I can see brown poop hanging from a clear poop sticking out of his butt. Earlier the poop didn't stick out of his butt. What to do? Pet's info: Fish | Freshwater Fish | Male

Angel Alvarado, LVT · Accepted Answer

Perform a partial water changes, 30-50%, using conditioned water. Dissolve 1 teaspoon up to 1 tablespoon of Epsom salt per gallon of water in a cup or two of tank water and gently pour it into the tank. This will work as laxative. Fast the fish for 3 days, then start feeding bits of cooked and shelled green peas until defecation and appearance are normal. You can also add metronidazole at 200mg/20 gal to the tank. Repeat the water change, salt and metronidazole every 3 days for 3 cycles. Be sure to treat only the amount of water being replaced with salt and not the entire tank volume. Remove the carbon filter insert during treatment as well.

My flowerhorn has bloat and white stringy poop. What should I do?

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