White faeces = sick fish?

[chamty]

Hmm.. Bought a blackcap basslet from Irwarna yesterday afternoon..

This morning found it with a long stringy white stuff trailing from anus... now as good as dead..

Same thing happened with a Radient Wrasse from lck 3 weeks ago...

Are these signs of cyanide collection or parasite infection?

Anybody has similar experience?

[wilsontantw]

I have some vague memory that someone mentioned before... fish with white 'dung' is sign that the fish is caught via cyanide fishing.

[yikai]

could be cyanide, could also be intestinal parasites. i dun think basslets are caught using cyanide. most of the cyanide fishing happen around indonesia and phillipines, but that doesnt rule out cyanide completely.

internal parasites could also be another scenario. but it doesnt look thin and malnourished to me....

hmm..we need sherlock holmes

[chamty]

could be cyanide, could also be intestinal parasites. i dun think basslets are caught using cyanide. most of the cyanide fishing happen around indonesia and phillipines, but that doesnt rule out cyanide completely.

internal parasites could also be another scenario. but it doesnt look thin and malnourished to me....

hmm..we need sherlock holmes

Painful end indeed.. fish was struggling (writhing in pain) for a few hours.. finally went up lorry with gills all flared up..

Decided to give my anemone a very expensive treat!

[dachkie]

i almost bought the blackcap also, but got 2 royal gamma instead, just found 1 dead , never see the other 1 yet

[Firestarter]

White poop = Death

Highly likely that its cyanide poisoning. I've bought fishes from there before, and got a few cases of fishes with suspected cyanide poisoning.

[Terryz_]

Most Probably Cyanide poisoning...

[Gouldian]

My guess is protozoa infection in the intestine rather than cyanide, I suspect it Haxamita -

Hexamita is caused by intestinal flagellated protozoa and attacks the digestive system and the lower intestines of infected fish. The symptoms of this disease are often confused with those of hole in the head diseases as these two diseases usually are present at the same time in a fish. They are however two separate diseases that each needs to be treated. Some fish species are especially prune to Hexamita such as large cichlids and especially Oscar and discus fish.

The first sign of Hexamita is usually that the faeces become whitish and slimy. During this stage of the development of the disease the fish can still appear to be healthy and eat as usual. As the disease progress the numbers of symptoms will increase and you can often start to see symptoms of hole in the head disease as well. The symptoms of more progressed Hexamita includes the fish becoming darker or even black, the fish start swimming backwards, the head sinks in (becomes thin), weight loss and the fish starting to hide in small corners with its head facing downwards. Hexamita does as earlier mentioned attack the digestive system and can therefore cause nutrient deficiencies in the infected fish. Nutrient deficiency is one of the reasons behind hole in the head disease.

Since the disease is internal it is necessary to medicate internally. The easiest way to do this is to mix 1% metronidazole in fish food (25g food for one 250mg metronidazole) and feed it to the fish. Feeding sparsely before feeding the medicated food can help guarantee that the fish eats the medicated food. It is also recommended to medicate the water as well by adding 12 mg metronidazole per litre aquarium water to make the treatment more effective. Repeat the water treatment every other day until you have treated the water three times.

http://animal-world.com/encyclo/fresh/info...on/Diseases.htm

http://www.aquaticcommunity.com/disease/

[dachkie]

been looking for metronidazole, bro any idea where to get it off the counter? aquarium wise i have check alot of places and non carry this , haven tried parmacy thou

[Eniram]

been looking for metronidazole, bro any idea where to get it off the counter? aquarium wise i have check alot of places and non carry this , haven tried parmacy thou

Sad to hear about your Gamma bro....mine also disappeared after like 3 days.

[Gouldian]

been looking for metronidazole, bro any idea where to get it off the counter? aquarium wise i have check alot of places and non carry this , haven tried parmacy thou

Hi Bro,

You may want to check with Vets in Singapore. Alternative, you may want to try http://cgi.ebay.com/Fish-Metronidazole-250...810154005r27922

HTH

[dachkie]

Hi Bro,

You may want to check with Vets in Singapore. Alternative, you may want to try http://cgi.ebay.com/Fish-Metronidazole-250...810154005r27922

HTH

thanks bro , found it

[dachkie]

found it locally but they were selling at $2 per tablet of 200mg OMG 1000% profit margin

i bought 2 to tahan a few days then just ordered tru ebay for 200 tabs

gonna make sure i do a treatment for all new fishes

[Gouldian]

found it locally but they were selling at $2 per tablet of 200mg OMG 1000% profit margin

i bought 2 to tahan a few days then just ordered tru ebay for 200 tabs

gonna make sure i do a treatment for all new fishes

Bro, care to share where you bought it?

[dachkie]

bro pmed you

[FuEl]

Do a google search on this product called PraziPro

[ambystoma82]

have u try aquastar ?

they got all sorts of weird medicine there also..

[dachkie]

have u try aquastar ?

they got all sorts of weird medicine there also..

yup tried , but cant find what i want

[dachkie]

Do a google search on this product called PraziPro

thanks bro , but metronidazole seems to be able to attack ich as well so i gonna try that 1st

[comycus]

1 of my chromis displaying the same signs... long string-like white poop. Still eating and swimming healthily.

Will I need to transfer it to QT for medication or should I treat him in my display tank? thinking of using only the feeding method for the time being as long as it still eats.

Anyone knows if adding metronidazole to fish food will cause any harmful side effects to healthy fishes or corals?

[FuEl]

1 of my chromis displaying the same signs... long string-like white poop. Still eating and swimming healthily.

Will I need to transfer it to QT for medication or should I treat him in my display tank? thinking of using only the feeding method for the time being as long as it still eats.

Anyone knows if adding metronidazole to fish food will cause any harmful side effects to healthy fishes or corals?

I think it could harm crustaceans, not too sure about corals.

[Gouldian]

I think it could harm crustaceans, not too sure about corals.

Agree with FuEl, its always better to medicate in a separate hospital/holding tank.

[comycus]

got a bottle of metronidazole from dachkie. hope the medication works! btw your zoas v. poisonous... the fluorescence is simply amazing!

Thanks everyone for your advice n to dachkie personally!

[dachkie]

got a bottle of metronidazole from dachkie. hope the medication works! btw your zoas v. poisonous... the fluorescence is simply amazing!

Thanks everyone for your advice n to dachkie personally!

lol no prob , there are lots more poisonous zoas in this forum , mine is sub standard

[Vlamingi_cont]

White poop = Death

Highly likely that its cyanide poisoning. I've bought fishes from there before, and got a few cases of fishes with suspected cyanide poisoning.

My tank bred true percs also hav white wastes... But if its tank bred and its an aussie how could it be cyanide case for mine... If its intestine bacteria how to cure?? Sorry bro chamty borrowed ur thread...