Internal parasites

[tiny9026]

My 2 clowns have been popping white I think it’s internal parasites I use general cure I dose it into the tank is it better to add the general cure into the fish food and feed it to them or do I just dose it straight in the tank I also have 1 red shrimp in the tank as well.

 

[MnFish1]

White poop can be normal depending on diet - and or length of time in the tank. I would not use general cure, or anything else until you know what's going on

 

[Jekyl]

What are you feeding?

 

[tiny9026]

White poop can be normal depending on diet - and or length of time in the tank. I would not use general cure, or anything else until you know what's going on

What should I do then i just been feeding them frozen and just pellets

 

[tiny9026]

IWhat are you feeding?

Frozen and pellets today I fed them frozen food today

 

[Jekyl]

Frozen and pellets today I fed them frozen food today

More specifics please? What frozen and which pellets? Usually this pops up from steady diets of fatty foods like brine shrimp.

 

[MnFish1]

What should I do then i just been feeding them frozen and just pellets

Depending on whether the fish is gaining weight, eating, etc - I would keep doing what you're doing. You could also use Larry's. However, these things with 'white poop' are often due to transit or food used. Did you quarantine the fish before putting in your tank

 

[tiny9026]

More specifics please? What frozen and which pellets? Usually this pops up from steady diets of fatty foods like brine shrimp.

Spirulina brine shrimp I forgot what the pellet one is called the paper around it rip I can’t see what it’s called

 

[tiny9026]

Depending on whether the fish is gaining weight, eating, etc - I would keep doing what you're doing. You could also use Larry's. However, these things with 'white poop' are often due to transit or food used. Did you quarantine the fish before putting in your tank

Yea fish are eating fine don’t really know if there gaining weight can’t really tell but no I did not qt the fish when I had first got them they where poping fine

 

[Jekyl]

Spirulina brine shrimp I forgot what the pellet one is called the paper around it rip I can’t see what it’s called

I'd diversify more. Mysis, fish blends, tdo pellets etc. I usually keep around 5-7 different things on hand that are on rotation. Try fixing the diet first before considering medication.

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

Just some side notes - you shouldn’t dose general cure with invertebrates in a tank. Despite what you’ll read, you cannot dose general cure in the food, it is made from two different medications that have different oral doses.