white stringy feces
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it sounds like heximita,treat with meds,reduce feeding,are they chewing food and spitting it out again,is the stringy poo stuck to the fish
hexamita,i used esha to treat ebjds and it worked for me,maybe their is better meds where u are,treat all the fish
Clear whitish feces can be an indication of a bacterial infection, but not always. I wouldn't treat with ANY medication until you start to see symptoms. Most medications are very strong and have side effects that are just as bad as most disease processes.
Keep the water clean. For any treatment I prefer to keep nitrates under 10ppm. This will ensure recovery more than most medicines.
If you really feel that there is an infection or parasite, then I would start with Salt treatment. Aquarium salt or Kosher salt can be added to the tank at 5 TBS per gallon. The salt will act as a general anti-parasitic/antibiotic and will not harm the fish or the benefical bacteria in your tank.
Short of this, I would wait until something more pressing arises before adding any medication.
Keep the water clean. For any treatment I prefer to keep nitrates under 10ppm. This will ensure recovery more than most medicines.
If you really feel that there is an infection or parasite, then I would start with Salt treatment. Aquarium salt or Kosher salt can be added to the tank at 5 TBS per gallon. The salt will act as a general anti-parasitic/antibiotic and will not harm the fish or the benefical bacteria in your tank.
Short of this, I would wait until something more pressing arises before adding any medication.
i would agree about waiting for futher clues,water changes,nitrates down,i would prefare using salt to meds,i wasnt sure if salt alone would treat something like heximita
I have been using the Jungle medicated pellets for about a week now on a Green Terror that has the same issue. you feed the jungle for three days, then regular food for four days then back to the jungle for three days. I am starting to see some color in his poop already.
I am no fan of meds, but if it will save the fish's life I feel it is worth it. The GT wasn't eating at all, but did eat the jungle product. He went nuts this morning on some Omega One flakes, because it was day 4.
Good luck regardless of treatment method.
I am no fan of meds, but if it will save the fish's life I feel it is worth it. The GT wasn't eating at all, but did eat the jungle product. He went nuts this morning on some Omega One flakes, because it was day 4.
Good luck regardless of treatment method.
I'm not against meds, I'm for clean water. Not just water that's under 40ppm, I mean clean water between 0 - 5ppm. If that means a water change every day, that's what it means. I'd rather do that than buy a medication that might cure my fish. Obviously in certain situations, strong broad spectrum antibiotics are necessary, but I don't think this is one of those situations.
IMO, no.