Stringy Poo From Clownfish

[melmel3]

Have a Clownfish that has stringy poo/ internal parasite
He eats always and alot, had him for about a year only started noticing about 1/2 months ago

in a 57 gallon with about 5 other fish(all healthy as far as i can tell)

Ive read about prazi and setting up a QT tank but he seems fine and i dont want to set it up unless he looks unhealthy...

Im looking into soaking some pellets in APIs general cure(Prazi &Metronidazole) or New life Spectrum Thera -A pellets or Possibly HEX Shield

What do you guys think?

 

[ThRoewer]

Do you feed a lot of brine shrimp? Those are known to sometimes cause stringy poo.

Also after a year without symptoms I would rather suspect am intestinal bacterial infection (possibly caused by bad food). A parasite lingering for this long is rather unlikely.

 

[melmel3]

Actually feed mostly pellets someone on another mentioned it it could be from too much protein in the pellets..

 

[melmel3]

I might try this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxwQ_RckT98

 

[DLreef]

My clownfish gets stringy poop every once in awhile, probably something he ate

 

[melmel3]

Hes had it for about 2/3 months at least that when i noticed..

 

[bat21]

Not saying this is the cause of stringy poop, but it's always better to give your fish a varied diet instead of the same thing all the time. Pellets aren't natural food, so I wouldn't want that to be their entire diet. Buy some frozen mysis and brine. Your Clowns will love it.

 

[juniorrocketdad]

I agree it seems like the high protein is what's causing it try getting some veggie pellets or something

 

[melmel3]

Not saying this is the cause of stringy poop, but it's always better to give your fish a varied diet instead of the same thing all the time. Pellets aren't natural food, so I wouldn't want that to be their entire diet. Buy some frozen mysis and brine. Your Clowns will love it.

Yes someone mentioned that on another forum and have been feeding marine cusine frozen for a few days hopefully itll go away

 

[bat21]

Yes someone mentioned that on another forum and have been feeding marine cusine frozen for a few days hopefully itll go away

I will see a stringy poop on my clowns from time to time. It's usually nothing. If their behavior changes, that's when you should worry.

 

[melmel3]

So the week of frozen worked; no more stringy poo!!
Been feeding pellets the few days and finally see normal poo