Okay...okay...what is this?? I was changing my GSPs water today and noticed that he was pooping some long white stringy thing. It did not look like a worm, I tried to scoop it up with the net but it just fell apart.
Does anyone know what this is?
He has been sick (See my previous post) and I have been treating him with Maracyn.
Any help is appreciated.
GSP With White String Stuff Coming From His Anus (YUK)
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Since this board has been up, we have found there are several questions that routinely get asked in order to help diagnose problems. If you can have that information to begin with in your post, we'll be able to help right away (if we can!) without having to wait for you to post the info we need.
1) Your water parameters - pH, Ammonia, Nitrite, Nitrates and salinity (if appropriate). This is by far the most important information you can provide! Do not answer this with "Fine" "Perfect" "ok", that tells us nothing. We need hard numbers.
2) Tank size and a list of ALL inhabitants. Include algae eaters, plecos, everything. We need to know what you have and how big the tank is.
3) Feeding, water change schedule and a list of all products you are using or have added to the tank (examples: Cycle, Amquel, salt, etc)
4) What changes you've made in the tank in the last week or so. Sometimes its the little things that make all the difference.
5) How long the aquarium has been set up, and how did you cycle it? If you don't know what cycling is read this: Fishless Cycling Article and familiarize yourself with all the information. Yes. All of it.
We want to help, and providing this information will go a LONG way to getting a diagnosis and hopeful cure that much faster.
While you wait for assistance:
One of the easiest and best ways to help your fish feel better is clean water! If you are already on a regular water change schedule (50% weekly is recommended) a good step to making your fish more comfortable while waiting for diagnosis/suggestions is to do a large water change immediately. Feel free to repeat daily or as often as you can, clean water is always a good thing! Use of Amquel or Prime as a dechlor may help with any ammonia or nitrite issues, and is highly recommended.
Note - if you do not normally do large water changes, doing a sudden, large water change could shock your fish by suddenly changing their established water chemistry. Clean water is still your first goal, so in this case, do several smaller (10%) water changes over the next day or two before starting any large ones.
This means that he has internal parasites. Read this article: http://www.thepufferforum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=13
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What to treat with?
I read the post that you provided but I still have not idea what to treat my GSP with? I am already treating him with Maracyn and Melafix.
What kind of parasite is this?? It sis not look like a worm to me and when I tried to scoop it up with a net it fell to pieces.
Thanks.
What kind of parasite is this?? It sis not look like a worm to me and when I tried to scoop it up with a net it fell to pieces.
Thanks.
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lisalisa
GSP With White String Stuff Coming From His Anus (YUK)
The Maracyn and Melafix are for the body fungus that I have been battling since the day that I brought him home (see my other topic post). Pufferpunk suggested that I treat the tank with both of them.
Can the stringy stuff be diarrhea?? My lps told me that this it what it could be.
Can the stringy stuff be diarrhea?? My lps told me that this it what it could be.
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lisalisa
Re: GSP With White String Stuff Coming From His Anus (YUK)
A link is nice if you want others to look at another post. Too much to wade through...bzajicek wrote:The Maracyn and Melafix are for the body fungus that I have been battling since the day that I brought him home (see my other topic post). Pufferpunk suggested that I treat the tank with both of them.
Can the stringy stuff be diarrhea?? My lps told me that this it what it could be.
I agree with PP on her suggestion.
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That was in PM. This is why it is frustrating when folks PM, instead of just posting here. PMing was not necessary in this case, IMO.
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