coral beauty

[dwint]

I got this fish three weeks ago and it grazes all the time.I just noticed stringy poop.How do i know what it is or how to treat?I have a 20 gallon i could treat with meds.There is a clown in that tank.

 

[vetteguy53081]

I got this fish three weeks ago and it grazes all the time.I just noticed stringy poop.How do i know what it is or how to treat?I have a 20 gallon i could treat with meds.There is a clown in that tank.

Stringy poop often associated with excess mucus in the intestines opposed to parasites especially if feeding foods such as mysis and brine shrimp
Add pellets, LRS fish frenzy and plankton to diet

 

[dwint]

Stringy poop often associated with excess mucus in the intestines opposed to parasites especially if feeding foods such as mysis and brine shrimp
Add pellets, LRS fish frenzy and plankton to diet

i do feed both of those foods to my other fish but iv'e never seen this fish eat anything but what's on the glass or rocks.So should i just ignore it?

 

[Birdman Broham]

Did you not quarantine it first to se wire behavior and eating methods????

 

[dwint]

Did you not quarantine it first to se wire behavior and eating methods????

no

 

[dwint]

Stringy poop often associated with excess mucus in the intestines opposed to parasites especially if feeding foods such as mysis and brine shrimp
Add pellets, LRS fish frenzy and plankton to diet

I have frozen plankton

 

[Birdman Broham]

no

Mhmm

 

[Kellie in CA]

Mine has always had long strings of poop. I’ve never seen a fish poop so much.

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

I got this fish three weeks ago and it grazes all the time.I just noticed stringy poop.How do i know what it is or how to treat?I have a 20 gallon i could treat with meds.There is a clown in that tank.

What color is the string of poop?

Jay

 

[flashsmith]

I came here to say the same thing as above. I have a flame back,flame and a CB and they all have always had stringy poop. None of my other fish tangs,wrasse,etc. have that. I've come to think it's normal.

 

[Lavey29]

I got this fish three weeks ago and it grazes all the time.I just noticed stringy poop.How do i know what it is or how to treat?I have a 20 gallon i could treat with meds.There is a clown in that tank.

20g tank is 15g with rocks. Way to small for a coral beauty fish.

 

[dwint]

What color is the string of poop?

Jay

As soon

20g tank is 15g with rocks. Way to small for a coral beauty fish.

it was an idea for medicating

 

[Lavey29]

As soon

it was an idea for medicating

Oh ok for QT temporary housing your fine

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

As soon

it was an idea for medicating

Sorry - what color?

J

 

[dwint]

Oh ok for QT temporary housing your fine

It's in a 75 gallon

 

[Lavey29]

It's in a 75 gallon

Perfect, mine too, hope he recovers from his ailment. I like natural treatments with vitamins and garlic.

 

[dwint]

Perfect, mine too, hope he recovers from his ailment. I like natural treatments with vitamins and garlic.

Sounds like from others that it's common with coral beauty's

 

[Lavey29]

Sounds like from others that it's common with coral beauty's

Not sure I've had mine for 2 years now with no issues. You need to make sure he gets sponge in his diet. This is essential to the health for this type of fish.