internal parasites

[snappedbigfoot]

My new Clownfish has stringy white poop I think he has a parasite. He's a new addition and I need to know what to treat him with in my qt.

 

[TealCobra]

Re: internal parasites

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10176650#post10176650 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by snappedbigfoot
My new Clownfish has stringy white poop I think he has a parasite. He's a new addition and I need to know what to treat him with in my qt.

For intestinal protozoan infections, metronidazole may be effective. If the fish is feeding, soaking the food may be helpful. Metronidazole can be added to the water of a treatment tank. Metronidazole is available as Hex-A-Mit and Metronidazole.

This info was taken from here: http://www.petsforum.com/personal/trevor-jones/internalinfections.html

 

[snappedbigfoot]

yeah not eating swiming up like wants to than swims away

 

[TealCobra]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10178979#post10178979 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by snappedbigfoot
yeah not eating swiming up like wants to than swims away

Have you tried a variety of frozen foods soaked in garlic? That might help. Best bet is to remove the fish, place in a hospital tank, and begin treating immediately for the gut worms. Use the medication in both your water and soak it in the food if you can get him to eat.

 

[kevin2000]

Stringy white poop is often a sign of an internal parasite .. but could be simple diarrhea as well.

I don't think internal parasites are as life threatening as other problems and observation combined with a change of food might be warranted.

 

[j2quinn]

i have the same stringy poo with my two clownfish. Both are wild caught and this infection is very very contagious. I have used both prazipro and metro+ neither seem to work. I have resorted to force feeding as i have lost one of the two due to starvation. I have plenty of experience with fish and i have never seen anything like this. It seemed to go away, but came back quickly.

 

[lisajulia]

Posting for an update on your clowns as i saw this thread when i did a search...i have a clown who won't eat, and i have seen the white stool...looks great, swims great...just not eating like it was in the beginning.

 

[limitdown]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10646948#post10646948 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by j2quinn
I have resorted to force feeding as i have lost one of the two due to starvation.

I would be interested to learn how you force feed. I've had non-eating fish with internal parasite before and metro+prazi+acriflavine in the water did nothing.