Is my Clown carrying or just fat?

[1Clown]

I noticed it's become considerably bloated lately and I did see white stringy poop from it today.

 

[Kapachuka3]

I don’t know man but it’d be really funny if it was just fat

 

[Aclman88]

I could be wrong but I thought white stringy poop was usually associated with internal parasites

 

[CubsFan]

Maybe. You’ll know for sure when you see the ovipositor and the pair prepping an area to lay the eggs. Does your clown have a mate?

 

[Wolf89]

Well if you username is true, than it's not eggs. A clown will not lay eggs without a male around.

 

[ihatenitrites]

Like the other person said, stringy poop is associated with internal parasites.

I don't have experience with this in saltwater, and maybe this is my paranoia, but bloat + stringy poop makes me think of dropsy.

I've had a few fish in freshwater become bloated and then some days afterwards I would see raised scales + big bloating.

But then again, this clown fish could just be fat? I just wanted to give my opinion, maybe someone else knows more?

 

[ihatenitrites]

Like the other person said, stringy poop is associated with internal parasites.

I don't have experience with this in saltwater, and maybe this is my paranoia, but bloat + stringy poop makes me think of dropsy.

I've had a few fish in freshwater become bloated and then some days afterwards I would see raised scales + big bloating.

But then again, this clown fish could just be fat? I just wanted to give my opinion, maybe someone else knows more?

I can't seem to edit my comment, but I looked some more and from what I've seen, dropsy is more of a freshwater thing. Maybe it's just constipated or something? or just fat?