Poo....

[DrayB]

Just out of curiosity ...and knowledge is power

what are the signs of good and bad poo's ?
Now i know there are some out there that may have an idea now running through their heads....but i am talking about fish

 

[melypr1985]

white is bad... brown is good ---- generally of course.

 

[DrayB]

ok why is white bad? my clowns (pair) is white and like a string....

 

[melypr1985]

Internal/intestinal parasites:

Symptoms - Internal parasites are also “worms,” but these target a fish’s intestines. As a result, the main symptom is white stringy poop. It has to be white; brown stringy poop, for example, can just mean intestinal irritation which requires no treatment.

Treatment options - API General Cure (a medication containing both praziquantel and metronidazole). Some species of internal worms are resistant to prazi, while others are resistant to metro, but usually not both. :wink: Seachem MetroPlex can be dosed directly in QT, or soaking fish food with it provides an alternative (and reef safe) treatment option. Two other available options are: Paracide-X (mixed in food) and Paracide-D (in-tank treatment).

 

[DrayB]

from what I've seen, the female just has a long white strand.....no other colouration to it. not seen anything like it from the male but can't say I've seen him push a coil as yet the other fish make a right mess of things...goes everywhere and disperses quickly. the female is showing no abnormal behaviours and seems to be fit and well...eats fine and everything i put in there...fingers included


as i don't have a qt tank....what are my options?

 

[DrayB]

having said this.....when i first got the clowns....within the first couple of weeks the female had a small grey circle just under the dorsal fin in the white stripe. i performed a fresh water dip and it disappeared wishing a day after that.

 

[melypr1985]

You can soak the food in Metroplex and Focus to bind it to the food. That's a reef safe option to help with it. It's not going to hurt them so it's worth a try.

 

[Humblefish]

having said this.....when i first got the clowns....within the first couple of weeks the female had a small grey circle just under the dorsal fin in the white stripe. i performed a fresh water dip and it disappeared wishing a day after that.

This, combined with the white stringy poop, sounds like Hexamita aka "Hole in the Head Disease". It's slightly more serious than your garden variety intestinal worm. As @melypr1985 stated above, you can treat with metro in a QT or bind it to food using Seachem Focus.