Purple Tang long with string poop

[Areeflover]

Hey guys I noticed today my Tang has a long stringy like poop coming out it's white. Should I be worried

 

[Mariette]

Yes. No experience personally but it’s a telltale sign of internal parasites. You can find info re treatment options at link below. Good luck

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/fish-disease-index.247600/

 

[Mariette]

Thank you @Frtdrmrose7 for teaching me how to post a link

 

[Areeflover]

Thank you @Frtdrmrose7 for teaching me how to post a link

Dang I have no way to quarantine him..

 

[malacoda]

I can't specifically for tangs, but in general stringy and white = internal worms/parasites, brown and stringy = constipated from too much protein and not enough algae.

I do not know if QT protocol is warranted or not for digestive track parasites, but I do believe food soaked with General Cure (to get rid of the worms) and Focus (to bind the GC to the food so the fish can digest it) is often recommended.

 

[Mariette]

Dang I have no way to quarantine him..

I know metronidazole (not sure of spelling) can be added to food. Not sure if it’s reef/invert safe or what you have in your aquarium? Perhaps you can medicate the food and just dump it in. Do you have the name brand medication w metronidazole in it? Not sure who makes it but it’s called Metro. Would have further info on there. Lots of ppl on here can also help I’m sure

 

[Mariette]

Oohhh smart. General cure has metronidazole and praziquantel as active ingredients and is safe to be added to food. Good call on the addition of focus as a binder. Forgot to mention that. @malacoda do u know if it’s reef safe?

 

[Frtdrmrose7]

Dang I have no way to quarantine him..

You can treat for this in the DT. Mix the metro or GC+Focus+food and just feed enough that gets eaten. You just want to avoid having medicated food floating all over your tank.

 

[Areeflover]

Okay I'm gonna start with garlic soaked food

 

[lagatbezan]

Yes. Feed GC+focus (1:1 ratio) added to one spoon of food. Let it sit for about 30 min and then feed for a min of 10-14 days.
You can referegrate and feed any remaining portion.

 

[Mariette]

Don’t you just love this place?!?

 

[Areeflover]

Yes. Feed GC+focus (1:1 ratio) added to one spoon of food. Let it sit for about 30 min and then feed for a min of 10-14 days.
You can referegrate and feed any remaining portion.

I usually juice my own garlic

 

[HotRocks]

I usually juice my own garlic

Garlic won't do anything used alone. I do recommend adding it to the food with meds to help mask the taste.

You will need to add GC + focus. The focus binds the meds to the food.

It is supposed to be reef safe. Make sure you don't overfeed and the food you are adding is being consumed. You can also run carbon as a precaution in case there is some residual medication in the water.

 

[blstravler]

Yes. Feed GC+focus (1:1 ratio) added to one spoon of food. Let it sit for about 30 min and then feed for a min of 10-14 days.
You can referegrate and feed any remaining portion.

Have an issue with a fish I can’t get out - did anyone on this thread try the GC + Focus w food in their DT? Any adverse effects to SPS?

 

[rkpetersen]

Here's how I do it. Probably excessive detail, so feel free to take whatever you find useful and discard the rest.

Is Metroplex soaked foods invert safe?

So I am in college, and I can only have one tank. So I pretty much QT as best as I can at the LFS store I work at and then bring them in. However my fish are prone to getting internal parasites, which I thought prazipro and somewhat copper would kill it, but it only kills worms. So I am using...

www.reef2reef.com

 

[blstravler]

Here's how I do it. Probably excessive detail, so feel free to take whatever you find useful and discard the rest.

Is Metroplex soaked foods invert safe?

So I am in college, and I can only have one tank. So I pretty much QT as best as I can at the LFS store I work at and then bring them in. However my fish are prone to getting internal parasites, which I thought prazipro and somewhat copper would kill it, but it only kills worms. So I am using...

www.reef2reef.com

Thank you for replying - going to get everything and give it a try. Not everyone has the space for QT and I work with my LFS to QT - all fish have been fine for months - then boom!