coral beauty

dwint · Oct 1, 2023

I got this fish three weeks ago and it grazes all the time.I just noticed stringy poop.How do i know what it is or how to treat?I have a 20 gallon i could treat with meds.There is a clown in that tank.

vetteguy53081 · Oct 1, 2023

dwint said:
I got this fish three weeks ago and it grazes all the time.I just noticed stringy poop.How do i know what it is or how to treat?I have a 20 gallon i could treat with meds.There is a clown in that tank.

Stringy poop often associated with excess mucus in the intestines opposed to parasites especially if feeding foods such as mysis and brine shrimp
Add pellets, LRS fish frenzy and plankton to diet

dwint · Oct 1, 2023

vetteguy53081 said:
Stringy poop often associated with excess mucus in the intestines opposed to parasites especially if feeding foods such as mysis and brine shrimp
Add pellets, LRS fish frenzy and plankton to diet

i do feed both of those foods to my other fish but iv'e never seen this fish eat anything but what's on the glass or rocks.So should i just ignore it?

Birdman Broham · Oct 1, 2023

Did you not quarantine it first to se wire behavior and eating methods????

dwint · Oct 1, 2023

Birdman Broham said:
Did you not quarantine it first to se wire behavior and eating methods????

no

dwint · Oct 1, 2023

vetteguy53081 said:
Stringy poop often associated with excess mucus in the intestines opposed to parasites especially if feeding foods such as mysis and brine shrimp
Add pellets, LRS fish frenzy and plankton to diet

I have frozen plankton

Birdman Broham · Oct 1, 2023

dwint said:
no

Mhmm

Kellie in CA · Oct 1, 2023

Mine has always had long strings of poop. I’ve never seen a fish poop so much.

Jay Hemdal · Oct 1, 2023

dwint said:
I got this fish three weeks ago and it grazes all the time.I just noticed stringy poop.How do i know what it is or how to treat?I have a 20 gallon i could treat with meds.There is a clown in that tank.

What color is the string of poop?

Jay

flashsmith · Oct 1, 2023

I came here to say the same thing as above. I have a flame back,flame and a CB and they all have always had stringy poop. None of my other fish tangs,wrasse,etc. have that. I've come to think it's normal.

Lavey29 · Oct 1, 2023

dwint said:
I got this fish three weeks ago and it grazes all the time.I just noticed stringy poop.How do i know what it is or how to treat?I have a 20 gallon i could treat with meds.There is a clown in that tank.

20g tank is 15g with rocks. Way to small for a coral beauty fish.

dwint · Oct 1, 2023

Jay Hemdal said:
What color is the string of poop?

Jay

As soon

Lavey29 said:
20g tank is 15g with rocks. Way to small for a coral beauty fish.

it was an idea for medicating

Lavey29 · Oct 1, 2023

dwint said:
As soon

it was an idea for medicating

Oh ok for QT temporary housing your fine

Jay Hemdal · Oct 1, 2023

dwint said:
As soon

it was an idea for medicating

Sorry - what color?

J

dwint · Oct 2, 2023

Lavey29 said:
Oh ok for QT temporary housing your fine

It's in a 75 gallon

Lavey29 · Oct 2, 2023

dwint said:
It's in a 75 gallon

Perfect, mine too, hope he recovers from his ailment. I like natural treatments with vitamins and garlic.

dwint · Oct 2, 2023

Lavey29 said:
Perfect, mine too, hope he recovers from his ailment. I like natural treatments with vitamins and garlic.

Sounds like from others that it's common with coral beauty's

Lavey29 · Oct 2, 2023

dwint said:
Sounds like from others that it's common with coral beauty's

Not sure I've had mine for 2 years now with no issues. You need to make sure he gets sponge in his diet. This is essential to the health for this type of fish.