Vent prolapse

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I’ve had nothing but problems with these two regal angels. And now I believe one has a vent prolapse. They are still in qt tank. She has stopped eating. What can I do to save her?
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Sadly, this happened to another regal.

Hopefully this might give you some comfort.

His angel did go back to normal and looked much worse.
 

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+1, that is the third vent/cloaca prolapse we've seen this week. Not sure of the outcome here. It is a mechanical issue, so there isn't any "medication" you can really use. I've had veterinarians push the material back in and throw a suture or two to help hold it in place, but only on larger fish, and then, it doesn't always work.

Sorry - but there is nothing I can think of to do but wait and see.

Jay
 
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Sadly, this happened to another regal.

Hopefully this might give you some comfort.

His angel did go back to normal and looked much worse.

+1, that is the third vent/cloaca prolapse we've seen this week. Not sure of the outcome here. It is a mechanical issue, so there isn't any "medication" you can really use. I've had veterinarians push the material back in and throw a suture or two to help hold it in place, but only on larger fish, and then, it doesn't always work.

Sorry - but there is nothing I can think of to do but wait and see.

Jay
Thanks for the quick responses
 

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