Brooklynella?

[Titus77]

Okay. My b/w ocellaris is eating like a champ, but yesterday, for the first time, I saw him poop. It was a white string. He loves his Spirulina Flakes more than the crushed Formula 1 with Garlic pellets. I have not yet tried mysis shrimp with him yet, but will later today. He is fairly aggresive when it comes to feeding time. So what was with that stringy feces? He sleeps in the top corner of the tank with my other orange ocellaris, and rarely goes near the sandbed. Water perameters are good, did a water change about 3 days ago. Salinity is good. Nothing is wrong with the water, because my Pulsing Xenia is big, pink, and pulsing away! Does this sound like Brook? If not, what DOES it sound like and how can I treat it?

 

[traveller7]

Not Brook.

Here is a similar thread:
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=1459022

If you are thinking about collecting, bringing in groups of clowns, get some Prazi.

Good luck.

 

[Titus77]

Okay...thanks. I will try it tonight.

 

[tufacody]

I'd like to see a picture before ruling out brook altogether. How long have you had it?

 

[traveller7]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13247943#post13247943 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by tufacody
I'd like to see a picture before ruling out brook altogether.

Based on which symptom?

Brook:
"The signs of brooklynellosis

As the parasite causes respiratory difficulties (Lom, 1995), the infected fish show rapid or laboured breathing and may swim close to the water surface in an attempt to get sufficient oxygen. The gills may haemorrhage and small red spots (petechiae) may be present (Lom, 1995). A mild inflammatory reaction may be evoked by a light infection, but a heavy infections will usually cause the death of the fish. Noga (2000) reports that skin lesions are also often associated with brooklynellosis."

http://atj.net.au/marineaquaria/brooklynella.html