what is this thing ?

[carajito]

Hey there ,what is this thing hanging from my FH's anus please anyone help me id this thing , ready to laid eggs, some parasite , ?:nilly: i have no idea what it is

[terminalMTS]

that does look like parasites to me. if not, white stringy feces is a problem. there is something wrong. is it eating? when my fh got intestinal parasites she stopped eating.

[danz]

Diseases isn't my specialty but could be a couple of things. Is this a new fish that was shipped internationally? If so may be a shipping issue and keep and eye on it and should go away in a couple of days. If you have had the fish for awhile then its an internal parasite and you would need to quarantine this fish and treat with meds. I have used Metro to cure this as well a med imported in called ReFish which does an awesome job but couldn't tell you whats in it :)

[oHsNaP1337]

It's a piece of clear feces or at least the sheath with no feces in it......

[carajito]

yes , is not eating like it used to , it's been with me for a while , is the first time i see that , i need to find out wish parasite i'm going to deal with

[oHsNaP1337]

It's probably not a parasite, since you said that it is not eating like it use to and judging by the size of the stomach in your picture with the white feces hanging out, then it's probably bloat.....bloat happens when you feed the fish a good amount of food and the water is not at significant enough temperature, or a sudden decrease in water temp causing the fishes metabolism to lower and unable to process the food in the fishes stomach causing bloat....one solution is to raise the water temp up and don't feed the fish at all for couple of days to a week depending on the fish...

[carajito]

you might be right on that one, i did a big water change the day before it hapened and the temp lowered quite a bit ,now is up to normal 82F

[carajito]

not eating yet , i'm getting worried

[oHsNaP1337]

not eating yet , i'm getting worried


Turn up the temp to 84-86 degreesf, and stop trying to feed it.....

[terminalMTS]

fish do stop eating when they have parasites.

[dpk2313]

pimafix should do it

[leidy755]

all i cant tell you is to do something about it quickly i lost my texas because of it :( i let it past a couple days just waiting, when i treat it was to late...
good luck

[TmBtc12]

Could be hex...but Im not an expert. I would turn up the temp to 85 degrees add aquarium salt, and do water changes every couple days to keep the water clean. Add more salt every time you change the water.....Hexamita

Symptoms: The first symptom of slimy, white mucous feces, even while still eating and acting normal. Further signs are the fish hiding in the corner it's head down, head above the eyes gets thin, they blacken in color, and swim backwards.

Hexamita are intestinal flagellated protozoa that attack the lower intestine. Discus and other large cichlids, especially Oscars, are especially prone to Hexamita. As it is a disease of the digestive tract, a wasting away or loss of appetite may be experienced.An effective treatment is the drug metronidazole. A combined treatment in the food (1% in any food the fish will eat) and in the water (12 mg per liter) is recommended. Repeat the water treatment every other day for three treatments.

[carajito]

thanks i'l get that med right now , the simptoms are like you just decribed

[carajito]

looking on my meds cabinet i found the APi General cure wish has Metronidazol as the active ingredient so ill put the fish in a separate tank first thing in the morning , meds and salt

[bonkoland666]

looks like a .. idk

[carajito]

what?

[MoFish78]

how's this fish doin?

[carajito]

i finished the treatment this last saturday ,still alive :) , and no more white feces but is not eating yet, lets see what happens

[carajito]

update , it is eating well and recuperating , the only problem the male is chasing her ,he wants to do intercourse with her :)