White Stringy Poop

[PeterHall]

I picked up a few fish from a guy breaking down his tank. They all seemed healthy, eating well, and he had them for a while. Sometimes this male anthias has white stringy poop. He's been in my tank for at least 6 months. Everyone in the tank is eating well. Is this diet related versus parisite?

 

[vmacisback]

Ive heard that white poop is from internal parasites but if youve had him for 6mos and he eats well and is seemingly doing well I wouldnt worry. I do think a Prazipro QT treatment would rid him of this but if its too much trouble I would just let him do his thing.

 

[Deinonych]

What do you feed? Fish will have whitish feces if they are fed a diet of mysis alone.

 

[PeterHall]

Oops sorry for the late reply. I do feed primarily mysis. I switch it up with other frozen foods occasionally, like once a week. I just thought it was strange only one fish had white stringy poop when I feed the same to everyone.

 

[FishN00b83]

If it is solid, stays together and breaks off clean it's just the mysis. If it lingers around for a period of time and it looks like the fish is trying to shake it off it's most likely parasites.