Is stringy poop always bad?

nanomania · Jun 10, 2017

My tang has been pooping stringy since past few days but eats well and looks healthy. Also has recovered from some fin tare which occured while netting it to transfer from 42g to 130g.

ngoodermuth · Jun 10, 2017

Stringy poop is a sure sign of intestinal parasites. You can feed it food soaked in metroplex (with focus as a binder) for 10 days, or longer if needed.

Maritimer · Jun 10, 2017

_White_ stringy poop is bad. Like, internal parasite bad. Other colors may be less bad.

When I spotted it in a regal angel, it looked like someone dynamited a sewing box; white thread uncoiling from her vent and blowing off to everywhere.

~Bruce

nanomania · Jun 10, 2017

Maritimer said:
_White_ stringy poop is bad. Like, internal parasite bad. Other colors may be less bad.

When I spotted it in a regal angel, it looked like someone dynamited a sewing box; white thread uncoiling from her vent and blowing off to everywhere.

~Bruce

Prazi pro wont help?

nanomania · Jun 10, 2017

ngoodermuth said:
Stringy poop is a sure sign of intestinal parasites. You can feed it food soaked in metroplex (with focus as a binder) for 10 days, or longer if needed.

Prazipro?

GHsaltie · Jun 10, 2017

Prazipro treats external parasites, it unfortunately doesn't do anything for internal. Like @ngoodermuth said your best course of action is food soaked in metro for 10 days. Only need to feed the medicated food once a day.

nanomania · Jun 10, 2017

GHsaltie said:
Prazipro treats external parasites, it unfortunately doesn't do anything for internal. Like @ngoodermuth said your best course of action is food soaked in metro for 10 days. Only need to feed the medicated food once a day.

Ok,will do that.

melypr1985 · Jun 10, 2017

To be clear, Prazipro is capable of treating a few types of intestinal worms, but not many. Metroplex is much better suited to treating intestinal worms and will work on most types.

Reefahholic · Jun 10, 2017

melypr1985 said:
To be clear, Prazipro is capable of treating a few types of intestinal worms, but not many. Metroplex is much better suited to treating intestinal worms and will work on most types.

Yeah, I was about to say. I know it does catch a few.

nanomania · Jun 10, 2017

melypr1985 said:
To be clear, Prazipro is capable of treating a few types of intestinal worms, but not many. Metroplex is much better suited to treating intestinal worms and will work on most types.

As api general cure has prazi and metro, i used that. The fishes went nuts and started swimming in a very wierd manner , would dash itself on the glass etc. What can be the reason??

melypr1985 · Jun 10, 2017

nanomania said:
As api general cure has prazi and metro, i used that. The fishes went nuts and started swimming in a very wierd manner , would dash itself on the glass etc. What can be the reason??

Well, when flukes die they spasm and fall off the fish. If the infestation is a big one, then the spasming can cause the fish distress... sometimes it can kill them which is why if they are heavily infested we suggest a freshwater dip before treating to get most of the flukes off first.

nanomania · Jun 11, 2017

melypr1985 said:
Well, when flukes die they spasm and fall off the fish. If the infestation is a big one, then the spasming can cause the fish distress... sometimes it can kill them which is why if they are heavily infested we suggest a freshwater dip before treating to get most of the flukes off first.

So stringy poop is coz of flukes?

Radman73 · Jun 11, 2017

nanomania said:
So stringy poop is coz of flukes?

No, more like you could have multiple problems. Stringy poop=internal parasites. The flukes are external.

nanomania · Jun 11, 2017

melypr1985 · Jun 11, 2017

Radman73 said:
No, more like you could have multiple problems. Stringy poop=internal parasites. The flukes are external.

Exactly ^

nanomania · Jun 11, 2017

melypr1985 said:
Exactly ^

Thanks..,,[emoji4]

nanomania · Jun 11, 2017

Just made new batch with hikari marine s, focus and metro and the fishes ate it, no wierd swimming. I didnt add garlic or anything, instead for blending i added a mix of frozen cyclops, roti and phyto, (which i feed weekly) so they accept the food readily. Iv noticed that in my tank, whenever i feed garlic, the fishes go nuts. I think there is something reacting in my tank with garlic, sounds wierd, but its true.

nanomania · Jun 12, 2017

melypr1985 said:
Exactly ^

Hi, i finally dosed the entire tank with prazipro (32ml for 130g) no wierd swimming as if now. Have removed all the filter pads and carbon. Its night here. It says to redose after 5-7days. But my temperature stays between 26-27C so when do i redose? Howmany times? Also doni feed metro soaked food which i prepared?