Parasites?

[Tyguy35]

Hello, I bought this clown fish a week ago yesterday. Everything has seemed fine until today I noticed the white string from the anus. I had also purchased a second clown from a different location a few days ago. The clown was fine the first couple days until last night it began breathing heavily and this morning was dead.
I checked the peramiters everything seems to be on par.
The one clown with the string is from ORA.

 

[Big G]

White stringy poo can be an indicator of internal parasites (worms).

Praziquantel

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[Tyguy35]

According to the lfs they cannot sell prazi pro in Canada any longer but offer natural remedies. Which I doubt will work.

 

[Big G]

Can you get a vet to write you a prescription for it or for metro?
Metronidazole

 

[Tyguy35]

Calling a few vets now. Apparently everyone is out of everything. They also expect a consultation first.

 

[Big G]

Beautiful clown.

You've got a good picture to show the vet at least.

Best of luck.

 

[mcdrichj]

According to the lfs they cannot sell prazi pro in Canada any longer but offer natural remedies. Which I doubt will work.

Can you get it on amazon? If you cant I would be willing to order it and ship it to you.

 

[Tyguy35]

I’m going to look for it on amazon USA. Vets won’t dispense without actually seeing the fish.

 

[Tyguy35]

Are there other options I can try?

 

[Big G]

This is the one you want on Amazon. Treat the water with Metro and also feed the Metro + food+ Focus.
I'd get this as fast as you can. With the death of the other clown, I'm thinking flagellates are the problem rather than the usual worms. Flagellates can kill rather swiftly.

 

[Tyguy35]

I’m confident the other fish died of stress related causes. The tank is only a month and a bit old.

 

[Tyguy35]

Is it possible for the clown to pass the parasites? I can’t get any of the products in Canada.

 

[LAReefer4Life]

Is it possible for the clown to pass the parasites? I can’t get any of the products in Canada.

What do you mean by pass? Are asking if they can overcome or beat the parasite on their own?

 

[Tyguy35]

Yes

 

[LAReefer4Life]

Yes

I mean it really just depends on the parasite. Fish can build up a tolerance to certain parasites and known to overcome... at least until they become stressed, the parasite can take a foot hold again.

It's hard to tell exactly what your clown is dealing with though...

 

[Tyguy35]

I’ll see if I can get some anti booties via eBay.