Clown sick?

[Xclusive Reef]

I started to see my clown with the stringy poop. I think usually you dose prazi right? but how do you know when its just normal poop and when its not? both fish i have in QT are eating ok and doing well.

Suggestions or comments appreciated...

 

[Xclusive Reef]

Excuse the mess on the bottom.. tomorrow is water change day..

 

[Humblefish]

Intestinal parasites: https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/internal-parasites-intestinal-worms.267419/

 

[BubbleFett42079]

Anytime you see white stringy poop, thay is a great indicator of internal parasites. Brown colored poop is normal.

 

[Xclusive Reef]

ok so i have a few questions. I only have metro and garlic on hand not focus, can i add metro 1 scoop to some pe shrimp? I have some marine pure blocks and rock in the tank, can I still dose metro with these in there? and lastly can I do normal water changes while on metro?

I also have seachem prime and polylabs medic if that matters.

 

[Humblefish]

ok so i have a few questions. I only have metro and garlic on hand not focus, can i add metro 1 scoop to some pe shrimp? I have some marine pure blocks and rock in the tank, can I still dose metro with these in there? and lastly can I do normal water changes while on metro?

Focus binds Metro to the food. It will just leach out into the water without Focus, rendering it useless for treating intestinal worms.

 

[Xclusive Reef]

Focus binds Metro to the food. It will just leach out into the water without Focus, rendering it useless for treating intestinal worms.

ok i will pick up some focus tomorrow. and how about the rock and marine pure? can i still use it in my dt ?

 

[4FordFamily]

Focus binds Metro to the food. It will just leach out into the water without Focus, rendering it useless for treating intestinal worms.

Agree. And agree on diagnosis

 

[Maritimer]

Once the Metronidazole is bound to food with Focus, it's pretty reef-safe. I've been feeding it to some fish I've got in QT - and feeding that same food to my display, as well. (I don't try to drop it onto corals, though...)

~Bruce

 

[Humblefish]

Once the Metronidazole is bound to food with Focus, it's pretty reef-safe. I've been feeding it to some fish I've got in QT - and feeding that same food to my display, as well. (I don't try to drop it onto corals, though...)

+1

 

[Xclusive Reef]

So today my clown fish has been acting a little different. Usually both fish are together and swimming happy but today 1 clown kept to himself up on the side of the glass either looking straight up or down. This was NOT the fish with white stringy poop. I don’t know but this guy is not looking too good.

 

[Maritimer]

My clowns do almost the same thing in my display tank - and have done for the better part of two years.

In this case, it might help to post (through Youtube or similar) a video, as how he's swimming, carrying his fins, etc. can tell a lot. In the photos - he just looks a little bit nervous.

~Bruce

 

[Xclusive Reef]

Just a quick update, I have not seen the stringy poop again since Monday. this whole week I have been feeding cyclops with the metro and focus with a drop of garlic.