Intestinal worms ?

[Piece of reef]

Hey guys
Noticed White stringy poop on my clown
Hes still eating hes mysis shrimp

And because i live in australia
Its abit hard to get certain meds
But i do have prazipro on hand

Just wondering if itll help ? Thank you

 

[fishguy242]

hi,let's get you some help.. @Jay Hemdal @vetteguy53081

 

[Jay Hemdal]

Hey guys
Noticed White stringy poop on my clown
Hes still eating hes mysis shrimp

And because i live in australia
Its abit hard to get certain meds
But i do have prazipro on hand

Just wondering if itll help ? Thank you

How long have you had the fish? Prazipro targets worms, but stringy feces are usually caused by bacteria, change in diet or protozoans. It wouldn't hurt to dose it with that, but you may need to consider another med in the future.

Jay

 

[DE FISH]

Internal parasites, most people treat with food soaked in metro binded with focus. I had a clown that had stringy white Poo and was skinny as hell despite eating like a pig. The metro didn’t work, the prazi didn’t work. The only thing that worked was food soaked in panacur. So you have many options I’d give prazi a go first as it’s the least harsh one, then metro and if that fails panacur. good luck keep us posted

 

[Jay Hemdal]

Internal parasites, most people treat with food soaked in metro binded with focus. I had a clown that had stringy white Poo and was skinny as hell despite eating like a pig. The metro didn’t work, the prazi didn’t work. The only thing that worked was food soaked in panacur. So you have many options I’d give prazi a go first as it’s the least harsh one, then metro and if that fails panacur. good luck keep us posted

The problem with that is that the dose is completely uncontrolled. You need to at least ballpark the dose so you don't over or under dose it:

Proper Dosing of Medicated Foods

This article offers information about developing medicated foods for aquarium fish

www.reef2reef.com

Jay

 

[DE FISH]

The problem with that is that the dose is completely uncontrolled. You need to at least ballpark the dose so you don't over or under dose it:

Proper Dosing of Medicated Foods

This article offers information about developing medicated foods for aquarium fish

www.reef2reef.com

Jay

I’ve always used @Humblefish method with zero problems

Using a shot glass:

• 1 scoop (~ 1/8 teaspoon) of medication (Fenbendazole)
• 1 scoop Seachem Focus (this helps to bind the medication to food – but Fenbendazole is NOT reef safe)
• 1 tbsp food (preferably pellets or frozen food)
• A pinch of Epsom salt to help expel dead worms/parasites
• A few drops of saltwater or fish vitamins
• Stir until a medicated food slurry has been achieved
• Feed after soaking for 30 mins
• Refrigerate or freeze any leftovers for future use

 

[vetteguy53081]

What are you feeding these fish ?
I have found also over the last couple of years where aquarists are feeding strictly flakes, mysis and brine shrimp which suggests a false indication of internal parasites to find it was the diet causing this appearance.
" we are what we eat" and the same applies to marine fish.

 

[Jay Hemdal]

I’ve always used @Humblefish method with zero problems

Using a shot glass:

• 1 scoop (~ 1/8 teaspoon) of medication (Fenbendazole)
• 1 scoop Seachem Focus (this helps to bind the medication to food – but Fenbendazole is NOT reef safe)
• 1 tbsp food (preferably pellets or frozen food)
• A pinch of Epsom salt to help expel dead worms/parasites
• A few drops of saltwater or fish vitamins
• Stir until a medicated food slurry has been achieved
• Feed after soaking for 30 mins
• Refrigerate or freeze any leftovers for future use

Luckily, Fenbendazole has a broad dose range. 25 to 50mg per kg of fish body weight. Trouble is, since Humblefish's recipe doesn't account for the mass of the fish, you have no way to know if your dose is even in the right ballpark. In this case, you don 't even know the weight of the medication or the weight of the food. Epsom salts should be dosed at 3% by weight in the food, a "pinch" doesn't cut it.

As my article shows, attempts need to be made to at least estimate the weight of the fish. A R2R member is working on an automated spreadsheet that will assist with that task. Once he has that ready to go, we'll finally have a workable means to dose oral meds in home aquarium fish.

Jay

 

[DE FISH]

Not discounting you jay your article is brilliant just putting out the info that worked for me Ive defo taken some information away from your article

 

[Piece of reef]

How long have you had the fish? Prazipro targets worms, but stringy feces are usually caused by bacteria, change in diet or protozoans. It wouldn't hurt to dose it with that, but you may need to consider another med in the future.

Jay

Ive had the fish now for about a month or so
And have recently added mysis to their a few times a week

What are you feeding these fish ?
I have found also over the last couple of years where aquarists are feeding strictly flakes, mysis and brine shrimp which suggests a false indication of internal parasites to find it was the diet causing this appearance.
" we are what we eat" and the same applies to marine fish.

Pellets and mysis but only recently added mysis a few times a week

I dosed prazi yesterday anyways untill i find another alternative if necessary