Lil' RegalReefster
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Prominent issue:
After purchasing my regal angel (approx. 5 inches and fat and healthy), I placed him directly into my display tank as I did not have the time or resources to quarantine him (don't shame me, I am fourteen so finding a decent source of income is a tad bit difficult). A few days later I noticed he had white stringy poo. I originally dismissed this since he had not eaten for a while and I was still trying to get him eating. I thought it was probably just some mucus. At the time, he was still very colourful and fat and was beginning to adjust to the tank and come out of his cave more. After he began eating clam I noticed he still had the same white stringy poo and was losing some of his top fins as well as developing holes in his tail. I also noticed one of my lyretail anthias had the same thing going on with his poo so I started freaking out. I ordered (from BRS) 4 small metroplex boxes, 1 small box of focus and 2 small boxes of kanaplex along with some prazipro. I live in Canada so it took a while to arrive since fish meds are illegal for some reason now!!!
At this point, I had talked to a few members on reef2reef who gave me some insight and although I saw absolutely no other symptoms of internal parasites other than the white poo I decided to go through with the humblefish food soak treatment using spirulina and mysis along with a small batch of pellets. The medicated food was mixed with focus, metroplex and kanaplex. The kanaplex was used since I believe the regal had a mild case of fin rot which was creating holes in his tail. I did this for about 3 weeks and I never saw the white poo again, however, I also did not see either "infected" fish poo normally either (this was probably since my fish tend to go hide in their caves and do their business in privet). The regal's fins also began to mend back together. During that time I had convinced my regal to eat chopped squid and began mixing that into the medicated food slurry that was being broadcast fed. About a week after the three weeks of treatment I once again noticed the anthias and regal poop stringy white. I got a bit frustrated since I thought I had got rid of the parasites and the fish all seemed to be doing exceptionally well. I also noticed that the regal had once again developed a hole in his top fin. I decided I would do another treatment about 1 week later to get rid of the parasites once and for all. I am now one week into the second treatment and I have noticed white poo from my regal again (unghghghg. WHYYYYYYYY?????). Note: After beginning to dose kanaplex in the regals food again I noticed his fins have begun rapidly healing and he is almost back to normal. Can somebody please advise me on what to do since I am getting very frustrated and would not like to lose one of my fish from lack of fish disease treatment skills. Sorry, this is such a long post but I wanted to provide as much info as possible. Thank you in advance for any help provided!
Aquarium Parameters:
Aquarium type: Fish-only (with inverts and a couple of mushroom corals) Note* I have now invested in a 10-gallon quarantine tank!
Aquarium water volume: 130 gallons (whole system)
Filtration type: refugium with cheatomorpha, skimmer, 3 marine pure 8x8x1", tons of live rock and sand
Lighting: 1 30" viparspectra light (amazon black box)
How long has the aquarium been established? 7 months since the cycle started, 4 months since fish were added
Digital image of the aquarium under white light: ( I am battling some Dino's as well)
Water quality (be sure to indicate what measurement units you are using)
Temperature: 78-80 degrees Fahrenheit
pH: currently 7.8 (swings from 7.8 to 8.00 throughout the day)
Salinity / specific gravity: 1.025
Ammonia: undetectable
Nitrite: undetectable
Nitrate: 10 ppm
Phosphorus: 0.03
Copper: Don't have a test kit, however, I did have a copper issue but I removed it all after several extensive water changes and buying a new 6 stage Ro/Di filter (2 months ago)
Other: N/A
In-depth information:
Have you lost any fish to this problem yet?
no, I have not lost any fish and they all appear to be very healthy with a good amount of chub and fantastic colour.
Are any invertebrates affected?
No
Respiration rate of affected fish (in gill beats per minutes, count for 15 seconds and multiply by 4)
(I have never done this so I don't know if I did this step correctly)
72 beats per minute for regal (it was quite difficult to do this since he is constantly moving so this may be slightly inaccurate)
Could not track it with the anthias since he moves too fast, however it appeared to be quite normal
Are the affected fish still feeding?
Yes, all fish are eating very well with a good varied diet. The two confirmed affected fish (regal angelfish and Male lyretail anthias) are both eating, although the regal only eats chopped clam and squid so far. They do not appear to eat voraciously which I heard was one of the symptoms, and after eating a solid amount they appear to be full.
What remedies have you tried so far?
Metroplex and kanaplex (together) note* I live in Canada so fish medications are difficult to get. I do have 500ml of prazi pro and 3 small boxes of metro left, as well as a small box of kanaplex and some focus
Digital image of the fish with the health issue, taken under white light:
A short video of the fish
(Please ignore my mom talking in the background)
After purchasing my regal angel (approx. 5 inches and fat and healthy), I placed him directly into my display tank as I did not have the time or resources to quarantine him (don't shame me, I am fourteen so finding a decent source of income is a tad bit difficult). A few days later I noticed he had white stringy poo. I originally dismissed this since he had not eaten for a while and I was still trying to get him eating. I thought it was probably just some mucus. At the time, he was still very colourful and fat and was beginning to adjust to the tank and come out of his cave more. After he began eating clam I noticed he still had the same white stringy poo and was losing some of his top fins as well as developing holes in his tail. I also noticed one of my lyretail anthias had the same thing going on with his poo so I started freaking out. I ordered (from BRS) 4 small metroplex boxes, 1 small box of focus and 2 small boxes of kanaplex along with some prazipro. I live in Canada so it took a while to arrive since fish meds are illegal for some reason now!!!
At this point, I had talked to a few members on reef2reef who gave me some insight and although I saw absolutely no other symptoms of internal parasites other than the white poo I decided to go through with the humblefish food soak treatment using spirulina and mysis along with a small batch of pellets. The medicated food was mixed with focus, metroplex and kanaplex. The kanaplex was used since I believe the regal had a mild case of fin rot which was creating holes in his tail. I did this for about 3 weeks and I never saw the white poo again, however, I also did not see either "infected" fish poo normally either (this was probably since my fish tend to go hide in their caves and do their business in privet). The regal's fins also began to mend back together. During that time I had convinced my regal to eat chopped squid and began mixing that into the medicated food slurry that was being broadcast fed. About a week after the three weeks of treatment I once again noticed the anthias and regal poop stringy white. I got a bit frustrated since I thought I had got rid of the parasites and the fish all seemed to be doing exceptionally well. I also noticed that the regal had once again developed a hole in his top fin. I decided I would do another treatment about 1 week later to get rid of the parasites once and for all. I am now one week into the second treatment and I have noticed white poo from my regal again (unghghghg. WHYYYYYYYY?????). Note: After beginning to dose kanaplex in the regals food again I noticed his fins have begun rapidly healing and he is almost back to normal. Can somebody please advise me on what to do since I am getting very frustrated and would not like to lose one of my fish from lack of fish disease treatment skills. Sorry, this is such a long post but I wanted to provide as much info as possible. Thank you in advance for any help provided!
Aquarium Parameters:
Aquarium type: Fish-only (with inverts and a couple of mushroom corals) Note* I have now invested in a 10-gallon quarantine tank!
Aquarium water volume: 130 gallons (whole system)
Filtration type: refugium with cheatomorpha, skimmer, 3 marine pure 8x8x1", tons of live rock and sand
Lighting: 1 30" viparspectra light (amazon black box)
How long has the aquarium been established? 7 months since the cycle started, 4 months since fish were added
Digital image of the aquarium under white light: ( I am battling some Dino's as well)
Water quality (be sure to indicate what measurement units you are using)
Temperature: 78-80 degrees Fahrenheit
pH: currently 7.8 (swings from 7.8 to 8.00 throughout the day)
Salinity / specific gravity: 1.025
Ammonia: undetectable
Nitrite: undetectable
Nitrate: 10 ppm
Phosphorus: 0.03
Copper: Don't have a test kit, however, I did have a copper issue but I removed it all after several extensive water changes and buying a new 6 stage Ro/Di filter (2 months ago)
Other: N/A
In-depth information:
Have you lost any fish to this problem yet?
no, I have not lost any fish and they all appear to be very healthy with a good amount of chub and fantastic colour.
Are any invertebrates affected?
No
Respiration rate of affected fish (in gill beats per minutes, count for 15 seconds and multiply by 4)
(I have never done this so I don't know if I did this step correctly)
72 beats per minute for regal (it was quite difficult to do this since he is constantly moving so this may be slightly inaccurate)
Could not track it with the anthias since he moves too fast, however it appeared to be quite normal
Are the affected fish still feeding?
Yes, all fish are eating very well with a good varied diet. The two confirmed affected fish (regal angelfish and Male lyretail anthias) are both eating, although the regal only eats chopped clam and squid so far. They do not appear to eat voraciously which I heard was one of the symptoms, and after eating a solid amount they appear to be full.
What remedies have you tried so far?
Metroplex and kanaplex (together) note* I live in Canada so fish medications are difficult to get. I do have 500ml of prazi pro and 3 small boxes of metro left, as well as a small box of kanaplex and some focus
Digital image of the fish with the health issue, taken under white light:
A short video of the fish
(Please ignore my mom talking in the background)
Thank god, getting fish medications is a huge pain in the butt in Canada since it's now illegal to sell. Getting 5 grams of meds ends up costing 40$ or more because of the huge price conversion and shipping prices. Just one more unnecessary thing that makes reefing difficult 
