My Lamarcks has the longest poop ever

[BrotherSheepDog]

Can any one tell me if this is normal. I was observing the tank today and noticed this really long piece of poop coming from her. She was swimming around normal and eating like a pig as usual. The other two fish in my tank all poop normal meaning their poop is not stringy and long. Can this be a stomach worm or something?

 

[reef lover]

Long stringy white poop Is a good indicator of internal parasites....can u get her into qt?

 

[BrotherSheepDog]

I’m pretty sure I can. What would y’all recommend be a good treatment for this? Prazipro?

 

[reef lover]

Yup...but I'm sure others with more exp. Will chime in....

 

[lagatbezan]

Metro is usually best used with focus to bind to food. use 1:1 ratio of metro and focus and add to one spoon of food and feed daily for a minimum of 10-14 days.

 

[TvanB1]

I’m pretty sure I can. What would y’all recommend be a good treatment for this? Prazipro?

I usually use Metroplex to deworm fish (Intestinal).
Praziquantel usually only deals with gills and external worms.
Metroplex can me combined with frozen or pellet foods using seachem focus. Once the medication has been bonded to the food it can be directly fed to the display tank.

 

[BrotherSheepDog]

Cool thanks for the advice guys

 

[Maritimer]

Metroplex or General Cure (API, part Metronidazole and part Praziquantel) both work when bound to food with Seachem's "Focus". One "Seachem measure" of medication, one of Focus, to a tablespoon of food.

There's bad news and good news here. Bad news is that fish eat fish poop, so there's a good chance that many - or all - of your fish have internal parasites now. Good news is that once the medications are bound to food with Focus, they're pretty reef-safe (don't pile 'em directly on your corals...), and can be used in your display.

~Bruce

 

[4FordFamily]

Metroplex or General Cure (API, part Metronidazole and part Praziquantel) both work when bound to food with Seachem's "Focus". One "Seachem measure" of medication, one of Focus, to a tablespoon of food.

There's bad news and good news here. Bad news is that fish eat fish poop, so there's a good chance that many - or all - of your fish have internal parasites now. Good news is that once the medications are bound to food with Focus, they're pretty reef-safe (don't pile 'em directly on your corals...), and can be used in your display.

~Bruce

Agree. Feed to the fish in the display for 10-14 days and you’ll likely rid your tank of internal parasites.

 

[BrotherSheepDog]

Thanks guys . I’ll be doing that exactly. Good thing I only have 3 fish in the DT and they all have big appetites.