Ready4Launch
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From the time I started this tank last year til now, there's been a ton that I've learned. This has been a great resource! Something from last year that I've just noticed along with an observation today, brings me to this thread.
So, I've read a good number of threads detailing an issue in treatment, but not much more context around the intestinal worms (none that I found anyhow).
1) So, assuming that a fish has worms, then are the following assumptions generally correct?
However, this morning, the Foxface was behind a rock shelf, and as I was passing by the tank, I noticed a LONG white stringy thing coming from behind the rock as well. Before I could get around to the side of the tank to see it, the Foxface swam further behind my rock structure and rested towards the bottom. When it decided to continue meandering through the tank, there was nothing there, but a messy blob also floated past too. It was hard to tell. It looked white and stringy, but also had some greenish color and mass. That's today. And, with the knowledge from this forum, I'm immediately thinking, "WORMS!" Then I also, thought back to one of my clowns, and I didn't think much of it at the time but it had a white stringy too! And, I found a photo. See below.
Don't have a photo from this morning, and I'm continuing to watch for poops. Never thought that would ever be a thing of mine to do...wow. Anyway, the clown and FoxFace are suspects of currently and/or previously having worms.
2) Now, going back to my assumptions above, should I believe that the clown still has worms?
3) Can the intestinal worms transmit from one to another in the tank just by being in the same tank? I didn't see an answer to that anywhere.
4) A fish with worms of this sort, will it always be white stringy poo if worms are present? Or, it comes and goes from one day to the next or one week to the next?
and
5) I read that so long as the fish are eating well, which the Foxface and clowns both do, then it's not too much of a concern? QT and treat? Just live with it?
So, I've read a good number of threads detailing an issue in treatment, but not much more context around the intestinal worms (none that I found anyhow).
1) So, assuming that a fish has worms, then are the following assumptions generally correct?
- A fish with intestinal worms will transmit their parasite to other fish in the tank.
- A fish with intestinal worms will always have worms if it goes untreated.
However, this morning, the Foxface was behind a rock shelf, and as I was passing by the tank, I noticed a LONG white stringy thing coming from behind the rock as well. Before I could get around to the side of the tank to see it, the Foxface swam further behind my rock structure and rested towards the bottom. When it decided to continue meandering through the tank, there was nothing there, but a messy blob also floated past too. It was hard to tell. It looked white and stringy, but also had some greenish color and mass. That's today. And, with the knowledge from this forum, I'm immediately thinking, "WORMS!" Then I also, thought back to one of my clowns, and I didn't think much of it at the time but it had a white stringy too! And, I found a photo. See below.
Don't have a photo from this morning, and I'm continuing to watch for poops. Never thought that would ever be a thing of mine to do...wow. Anyway, the clown and FoxFace are suspects of currently and/or previously having worms.
2) Now, going back to my assumptions above, should I believe that the clown still has worms?
3) Can the intestinal worms transmit from one to another in the tank just by being in the same tank? I didn't see an answer to that anywhere.
4) A fish with worms of this sort, will it always be white stringy poo if worms are present? Or, it comes and goes from one day to the next or one week to the next?
and
5) I read that so long as the fish are eating well, which the Foxface and clowns both do, then it's not too much of a concern? QT and treat? Just live with it?
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