Help...please..please

[puffer21]

ok well i got two clown fish friday. they are both swimming in the same place and wont eat. one also has stringe white poop. i read some where that this is bad. is this bad, what do i do. they are wild caught and about 1". also he is losing some of his tail color all the black is faded and now some of the orange.
thanks for any help
puffer21

 

[puffer21]

anyone please

 

[OnTheReef]

White poop is bad -- could be mucus, could be parasitic worms. When all else fails, fish will usually eat mysis shrimp, even if they are sick. Adding Kent Garlic Extreme and Kent Coral-Vite to the water can help stimulate their appetite.

If the white poop dissolves, it is probably mucus from an internal or intestinal infection. You could try treating that with antibiotics.

If the white poop does not dissolve, or writhes after it has been expelled, you are seeing parasitic worms and you need anti-parasitic medicine, of which there are many.

Good luck,

OnTheReef

 

[wrott]

Sounds like stress, give it a few more days. Try frozen daphnia and cyclopeeze w/ a couple of drops of garlic juice. This may not sound necessary, but a formalin or fresh water bath may help.

 

[puffer21]

ok thanks