Omar Torres
Noob Reefer
One of my clowns is pooping white strings. eating very healthily. I think it is a parasite and will treat with medicated food from LFS tomorrow. also other clown seams to have tiny scars on side of face. Is this normal?
Clown Poop
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Could be Hexamita, an internal parasite. Symptoms include "Hole in the Head" and white stringy poop. More info: http://www.fishchannel.com/fish-health/freshwater-conditions/hexamita.aspx
Treatment is metronidazole (more info below). You can soak Metroplex or Metro-MS in the fish's food if you also use a binder (ex. Seachem Focus) to prevent the medication from leaching out into the water column.
Metronidazole: Treats internal parasites (worms), Brooklynella; possibly Uronema marinum.
How To Treat - Metro can be found as a stand-alone drug (ex. Metro+, Seachem MetroPlex) or incorporated into a multi-purpose medication (ex. API General Cure). It is best to soak it in the fish’s food; however it can also be dosed directly into a quarantine tank. Use until symptoms (white stringy poop) are gone.
Whether or not metro is “reef safe” is a topic for debate. The general consensus is that while soaking it in fish food IS “reef safe,” dosing it directly into the water column IS NOT and should only be done in quarantine.
Pros - Can be soaked in fish food, making it (somewhat) reef safe.
Cons/Side Effects - In my experience, certain fish seem to have an adverse reaction to it. But these are in the minority.
Treatment is metronidazole (more info below). You can soak Metroplex or Metro-MS in the fish's food if you also use a binder (ex. Seachem Focus) to prevent the medication from leaching out into the water column.
Metronidazole: Treats internal parasites (worms), Brooklynella; possibly Uronema marinum.
How To Treat - Metro can be found as a stand-alone drug (ex. Metro+, Seachem MetroPlex) or incorporated into a multi-purpose medication (ex. API General Cure). It is best to soak it in the fish’s food; however it can also be dosed directly into a quarantine tank. Use until symptoms (white stringy poop) are gone.
Whether or not metro is “reef safe” is a topic for debate. The general consensus is that while soaking it in fish food IS “reef safe,” dosing it directly into the water column IS NOT and should only be done in quarantine.
Pros - Can be soaked in fish food, making it (somewhat) reef safe.
Cons/Side Effects - In my experience, certain fish seem to have an adverse reaction to it. But these are in the minority.
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Omar Torres
Noob Reefer
@Humblefish I was just researching on another thread where you made the same comment. I will treat for this. I mix seachem focus and metro with pellets?
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Focus by Seachem is used to bind the meds to the food to make it reef safe.
