white stringy poop...treat or just watch

[beaniebeagle]

the false perc pair have been the only fish in the tank for the past 6 months

noticed lately that occasionally the poop will be white and stringy...but they are very aggressive and gobble up the food when they get fed....

no signs of wasting

treat or not to treat for internal parasite?????

 

[dantodd]

being by themselves I'd probably just soak their food in med for them.

 

[TOURKID]

they may be eatting more because the parasites are getting most of the nutition... I agree with dan. soak the food in meds and they'll b ok. I used gel tek brand parasite meds. it has metrozol and praziqual so it'll beat both kinds of parasites. (its an orange gel)

 

[animatedjing]

Interesting. . . So all I need to find is the "orange Gel Tek" bottle right? I think it would be nice to keep it on hand. My question though, is how long do I have to feed the fish before the worms are gone? Also, this isnt going to cause any problems in my reef tank will it?

 

[animatedjing]

And is it dangerous to feed to ornamental shrimp? Like a cleaner. . .

 

[mattseattle]

any problems adding the Gel Tek to feed that is placed in the reef tank?