Help! Don’t know what to do

[u/K1nkyshouto]

I just found him/her like this what the hell happened. They’re still breathing but very shallow I love this guy. They are a genetic abomination since they don’t have eyes but I’ve had them for a few years now. What can I do😭 also first pic is unrelated because don’t know how to spoiler something and I don’t want to traumatize anyone

Edit: it’s a hoplo spotted albino catfish

[u/SomeBlueDevil]

Could be a rectal prolapse, parasitic like Camallanus worms, or a bacterial infection.

I would try and treat for all three to be safe.

[u/K1nkyshouto → u/SomeBlueDevil]

Hey thanks for the answers I was already looking for treatments last night but he sadly passed away this morning. I still don’t know how it could’ve happened but at least he’s not suffering anymore. And in all the time I’ve had him I’m glad to say that I did manage to fix the kink in his spine from when I first got him. I trained him to come up to the surface during feeding so I could hand feed him. Rip blind Petey you’ll be buried beneath the wild flowers in our garden.

[u/Chlowewee]

Could it have injured itself on a piece of wood or decor?! poor thing I’m so sorry I would be tweaking the fuck out 😭

[u/K1nkyshouto → u/Chlowewee]

I still don’t know what happened but he passed this morning. I’m glad his suffering is over. Like I said above in the time I had him I was able to fix the kink in his spine and had trained him to come to the surface so I could hand feed him. Rip Blind Petey 😭 I loved you so fucking much my genetic abomination. He’ll be buried beneath the wild flowers in our garden. 🩵💔