I read a few things about white stringy poop. That the fish is fine and was just pooping the remainder of what was left in the digestive tack... and that it was a tape worm. So what one is it. The digestive track thing seems a bit far fetched, and considering i feed them pellets twice a day unlikely that he doesnt get any. So if its tape worms would this spread to my other fish and will it go away on its own? Is it life threatening? I would quarantine him but it is very hard to catch a 2" fish in a 225gal tank with a lot of rock structure to hide in. If it wont go away what do i use to treat it? will the treatment hurt any of the unaffected piranha? How much is it gonna cost to treat over 200 gallons?
White stringy poop.
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It is not tapeworm, they lead to swollen belly and small pale squares in the poop.
Treat with metronidazole, white or clear stringy poop is almost always a protozoal, usually hexamita. Medicated food is the best treatment but treating the water also works, it is just not as sure.
This type of infection seldom kills on it's own but slows growth and makes the fish susceptible to other diseases by lowering resistance. A 10 gram bottle of Seachem's aquazole treats 200 gallons and costs $3.99 US through BigAl's. Jungle Labs makes 2 oz. bottles of internal parasite guard ($1.89 each) I think 2 bottles will be needed. I am not sure about the seachem one but the jungle product also contains praziquantel and I think levamisole so it is also effective one flukes and tape worms, both meds also take care of round worms. The are not antibiotics so will not effect your biofilters.
Treat with metronidazole, white or clear stringy poop is almost always a protozoal, usually hexamita. Medicated food is the best treatment but treating the water also works, it is just not as sure.
This type of infection seldom kills on it's own but slows growth and makes the fish susceptible to other diseases by lowering resistance. A 10 gram bottle of Seachem's aquazole treats 200 gallons and costs $3.99 US through BigAl's. Jungle Labs makes 2 oz. bottles of internal parasite guard ($1.89 each) I think 2 bottles will be needed. I am not sure about the seachem one but the jungle product also contains praziquantel and I think levamisole so it is also effective one flukes and tape worms, both meds also take care of round worms. The are not antibiotics so will not effect your biofilters.
I heard that when you use metronidazole, the water should be almost 90 degress. that's what the discus guys do. it supposed to speed the life cycle of the internal parasite. Now for piranhas I don't think they can take that high temp, maybe bump it up a little high then what you have at now. when you do use metronidazole make sure you treat the water 2 times aday, and look in the tank for a white slug. it's not really a slug, but it's something that's ugly like one and close to that size. depending on the brand of metronidazole you use, treat everyday for 7 to 10 days for best results. and do a water change about every 2 days.. andy
it ended up being nothing... lol, I fed them some hamburger the day before and it was the fat i think, it hasn't happened since. thanks any way. and no, i would never put the temp up to 90 in a piranha tank, aint tryin to fry them. thanks though.
Most brand medicines containing metro state that raising the heat is not required.
Also for hexamita, nematodes, and tapeworms there is no encysted stage like ich has so they are vulnerable at all times in their life.
Also for hexamita, nematodes, and tapeworms there is no encysted stage like ich has so they are vulnerable at all times in their life.
