Clownfish bloated? Sick?

[N11morales]

I was trying to find a thread with this problem, but I can’t tell if he ate to much or if it’s some type of disease. He kinda waddles side to side and his poop is stringy white color. He also has been pecking at the rocks pretty often.

Anyone have any idea what this is?
also he has some black spots on his body. ( I think he was messing with the zoas).

 

[Big G]

Possible internal pathogens:

Internal infections (bacteria)
Symptoms: Bloating, and lumps or swollen areas on the body. Also, poor water quality can cause/aggravate an internal infection.
Treatment of choice: Metronidazole combined with Neomycin Sulfate in a medicated fish food slurry can be a very good full spectrum internal/gut infection treatment, treating both aerobic and anaerobic bacteria.
Alternative treatment: Seachem Focus claims to be an antibacterial polymer for internal infections of fish. The active ingredient found therein is nitrofurantoin.

 

[Cstar_BC]

String white poop is normally a sign of internal parasites or bacterial infection

 

[N11morales]

So what do I feed them in order to get rid of it? Is there a certain brand or should my local fish store have metronidazole with the sulfate ?

 

[Cstar_BC]

You can mix metroplex and focus into the food .

or treat a qt tank with API general cure

 

[N11morales]

Thank y’all for the help. I went to the LFS to get what I needed. Told me to feed this to them for 1-2 weeks.