White stringy poop?

[LesPoissons]

Hi guys, my fish have white stringy poop this morning. Not sure if it's parasites or bacterial infection? I have metroplex and focus, I also have prazi pro. Which should I treat with? Or both? Will prazi pro ruin my reef tank?

 

[Hitman]

Metronidazole would be my suggestion. Let’s get some of the pros here to help.
@HotRocks @4FordFamily

 

[HotRocks]

Metroplex + focus is a good place to start. Try 10-14 days and see if it subsides.

Have you recently changed foods or anything? Are these fish new or have you had them for a while?

 

[4FordFamily]

It’s likely internal parasites, but I’d be curious to know the answers to @HotRocks question as well

 

[LesPoissons]

The affected ones have been in my tank for a year but new fish were recently introduced. I saw no signs of stringy poop with the new ones but obviously someone brought it in. Okay, starting metroplex and focus today. Prazipro makes me nervous no matter what they say about "reef safe." Thanks!

 

[LesPoissons]

The affected ones have been in my tank for a year but new fish were recently introduced. I saw no signs of stringy poop with the new ones but obviously someone brought it in. Okay, starting metroplex and focus today. Prazipro makes me nervous no matter what they say about "reef safe." Thanks!

 

[LesPoissons]

Do I feed it once a day or more often?

 

[bdare]

Tagging along for this one. Any updates?

 

[LesPoissons]

Tried metroplex + focus for 14 days. Still seeing stringy poop. Now trying kanaplex + focus

 

[Brew12]

Tried metroplex + focus for 14 days. Still seeing stringy poop. Now trying kanaplex + focus

If Metroplex didn't clear it in 14 days I would switch to General Cure instead of Kanaplex. Adding the prazi to the metro targets a much wider range of potential parasites than kanaplex or metro alone.