Maroon clownfish with white strands coming out of her chin

[Jonathan lee]

What are these white strands coming out of her chin? They were not here yesterday night. Only thing new i did was feed her medicated food for deworming. Theres 5 white strands coming out like when you pop a pimple. Shes 4 inches long so its very noticeable

 

[KrisReef]

Keep feeding, it appears to be moving the worms out.
@Jay Hemdal

 

[Jonathan lee]

Keep feeding, it appears to be moving the worms out.
@Jay Hemdal

Worms come out of the chin like that too? Ewww

 

[Rtaylor]

More likely this:

Bacterial Tufts & Viral Nodules

(Updated 3-2-2023) Bacterial Tufts Note: Credit for "bacterial tufts" terminology goes to Dr. Charlie Gregory (https://www.aquaveterinarian.com). It basically refers to white growths on a fish that are bacterial in nature. They oftentimes start out looking similar to Marine Ich trophonts (or...

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[Jonathan lee]

More likely this:

Bacterial Tufts & Viral Nodules

(Updated 3-2-2023) Bacterial Tufts Note: Credit for "bacterial tufts" terminology goes to Dr. Charlie Gregory (https://www.aquaveterinarian.com). It basically refers to white growths on a fish that are bacterial in nature. They oftentimes start out looking similar to Marine Ich trophonts (or...

humble.fish

These don’t really match what i see. The white strands were LONGGG. Like 5-6mm long. I fed them and they broke in half from the aggressive eating movement. It looks like white long stringy poop but this time coming from the chin

 

[Rtaylor]

These don’t really match what i see. The white strands were LONGGG. Like 5-6mm long. I fed them and they broke in half from the aggressive eating movement. It looks like white long stringy poop but this time coming from the chin

Lymphocystis

Lymphocystis (updated 6-10-2023) What You Need To Know: * This is a virus that many fish carry for life. The white nodules (cauliflower-like growths) can grow both externally and internally; so symptoms are not always visible. * There is no known cure for Lympho. However, feeding...

humble.fish

 

[JGT]

These don’t really match what i see. The white strands were LONGGG. Like 5-6mm long. I fed them and they broke in half from the aggressive eating movement. It looks like white long stringy poop but this time coming from the chin

Clown is growing a soul patch.

 

[Jay Hemdal]

These don’t really match what i see. The white strands were LONGGG. Like 5-6mm long. I fed them and they broke in half from the aggressive eating movement. It looks like white long stringy poop but this time coming from the chin

What medicated food did you use?
What symptoms does she have that prompted the treatment?
How long have you had her?

Worms don't come out of the skin of a fish like that, those are either bacteria or mucus.

Jay

 

[Jonathan lee]

What medicated food did you use?
What symptoms does she have that prompted the treatment?
How long have you had her?

Worms don't come out of the skin of a fish like that, those are either bacteria or mucus.

Jay

NLS pellets soaked in general cure. I do this for all my “new” fish for a week.
No symptoms. Only had her for 3 weeks and decided to deworm now just as precautionary measure. At the same time feeding all my other fish the same medicated food too. Yesterday i started feeding the soaked food and this morning i noticed these strings coming out. I checked an hour ago and they seem to have broke fallen off.
My fishes come from a lfs that runs copper in their fish system.

 

[Jay Hemdal]

NLS pellets soaked in general cure. I do this for all my “new” fish for a week.
No symptoms. Only had her for 3 weeks and decided to deworm now just as precautionary measure. At the same time feeding all my other fish the same medicated food too. Yesterday i started feeding the soaked food and this morning i noticed these strings coming out. I checked an hour ago and they seem to have broke fallen off.
My fishes come from a lfs that runs copper in their fish system.

Just remember that soaking food in medication gives you an unknown dose. You don’t know how much medication soaked into the food as well as how much rinsed off into the tank before the fish ate it.
Metronidazole should be dosed at 5000 ppm in food. Prazi is dosed at 75mg/kg of fish weight. Both are very bitter and fish avoid eating food with a proper dose.
Treating the water is more effective than soaking the food for marine fish (but doesn’t work for FW fish).
Jay

 

[vetteguy53081]

Agree on mucus but can be from fighting mouth to mouth with another clown or scraping while cleaning off a rock which they at times do

 

[Jonathan lee]

Agree on mucus but can be from fighting mouth to mouth with another clown or scraping while cleaning off a rock which they at times do

Might be scrapes from attacking the tank divider now that you mention

 

[Jonathan lee]

Just remember that soaking food in medication gives you an unknown dose. You don’t know how much medication soaked into the food as well as how much rinsed off into the tank before the fish ate it.
Metronidazole should be dosed at 5000 ppm in food. Prazi is dosed at 75mg/kg of fish weight. Both are very bitter and fish avoid eating food with a proper dose.
Treating the water is more effective than soaking the food for marine fish (but doesn’t work for FW fish).
Jay

Ohh didn’t know that. I do the food soaking way cause im not in the US and these medications cost 60-90 bucks a pack. So i took the most cost effective way by adding it to the food. Im taking a big pinch of GC, diluting in 0.5ml water and adding 3 pinches of of pellets and soaking then stirring every few mins while it dries. Then i drop 2-3 in at a time and they are eaten immediately as the fish come up to my fingers and wait for the pellets to drop it. I would add seachem focus but its another 70 bucks i have to spend and 70 is alot over here.

 

[Jonathan lee]

Just remember that soaking food in medication gives you an unknown dose. You don’t know how much medication soaked into the food as well as how much rinsed off into the tank before the fish ate it.
Metronidazole should be dosed at 5000 ppm in food. Prazi is dosed at 75mg/kg of fish weight. Both are very bitter and fish avoid eating food with a proper dose.
Treating the water is more effective than soaking the food for marine fish (but doesn’t work for FW fish).
Jay

Just remember that soaking food in medication gives you an unknown dose. You don’t know how much medication soaked into the food as well as how much rinsed off into the tank before the fish ate it.
Metronidazole should be dosed at 5000 ppm in food. Prazi is dosed at 75mg/kg of fish weight. Both are very bitter and fish avoid eating food with a proper dose.
Treating the water is more effective than soaking the food for marine fish (but doesn’t work for FW fish).
Jay

Found white stringy poop in the tank today. 4 pieces of this white poop. After 2 days of feeding GC soaked pellets.

 

[Jay Hemdal]

Found white stringy poop in the tank today. 4 pieces of this white poop. After 2 days of feeding GC soaked pellets.

Those feces don't look to bad, they aren't bright white anyway. Here is some text about mucus feces that I wrote up:

Excess mucus in fish feces: this will present as white or light colored, stringy fecal material that often
hangs from the fish’s anus for a longer than normal period. There are a number of different causes for
this, some benign, others very serious. Without access to a microscope, there is little that can be done to
diagnose this issue effectively.

Idiopathic mucus feces: this fancy term is just to describe white mucoid bulky feces of no
serious consequence, but of an unknown cause. Some suspicion is that this can be caused by changes in
diet or diets high in fats.

Starvation: Fish that have no food moving through their bowels may excrete white mucoid feces
with little bulk to them. The primary diagnostic for this issue is evident in that the fish won’t been seen to
be eating. Resolving the anorexia is of course the prime focus to resolve this issue.

Bacterial infection: internal bacterial infections can cause stringy feces as well. While some of
these may resolve on their own, medicated foods containing a broad spectrum, gram negative oral
antibiotic may be required.

Metazoan infections: multicellular worms are often blamed for mucoid feces, but in reality, they
are almost never the root cause for this, and really, can only be diagnosed through looking for their ova in
fecal samples. Fish can harbor tapeworms and nematodes without producing mucoid feces.

Protozoan infection: Hexamita and related diplomonad flagellate protozoans very frequently
cause white stringy feces, especially in newly acquired clownfish. Metronidazole is the most frequent
treatment for this issue. It can be dosed orally at 25 mg per kg of fish body weight, or 5 g in a kg of food.
However, it is a very bitter medication, and some fish will refuse to feed on food containing it. It can be
dosed in the water at 25 mg/l, but this is more effective in treating marine fishes, as freshwater fish do not
“drink” aquarium water.

Coccidia: These microscopic, spore-forming, single-celled parasites are common diseases in
dogs and cats. In fish, they cause epithelial necrosis of the gut, enteritis and the copious production of
mucus (Noga 2010). These cannot be diagnosed without microscopic examination, and there is no well
researched cure for this in fishes, although Toltrazuril has been tested.

Constipation: This malady is often given as a cause for stringy feces, but it is not as common as
one would think. When it is seen, the feces are usually dark, not light in color. Often touted as a “cure
for constipation”, many aquarists add Epsom salts (magnesium sulfate) to the aquarium’s water – do not
do this in marine aquariums, its use is primarily as a tonic/dip for freshwater fish. Seawater formulas
already contain between 7 and 19 grams of magnesium sulfate per gallon (depending on the recipe). NSW
magnesium level is around 1200 ppm and sulfur is around 840 ppm. Some benefit might be seen using it
as a dip in additional concentrations, but adding a small amount to a marine aquarium itself has no
benefit. Epsom salts do have some possible benefit when mixed into the food as a 3% by weight adjunct.
Another commonly heard remedy for constipation is; “feed fresh peas”. This is an effective cure for
fancy goldfish and Malawi cichlids that develop constipation and bloating. Again, overextrapolation has
marine aquarists trying to feed peas to carnivorous fish, etc. The best method to enhance gut motility in
fish is to feed frozen adult brine shrimp – not as a permanent diet, just long enough to get the constipation
resolved.

Jay