Poop or camallanus Worm

[pwdrippy]

Just got these as my first SW fish. Noticed one of the clowns has a red string coming from it. It isn’t solid (has some breaks in in) the fish has been eating TDO pellets that are the same color. From what I’ve seen online it doesn’t look like the camallanus worms but would like a second opinion. Tried to get the best pictures I could.

 

[ISpeakForTheSeas]

I'm not sure if this is a problem or not - maybe one of the forum Fish Medics will know.

Also, it may be useful to share the info suggested in the quote below (and in the link below that - particularly the "Aquarium Parameters," "Water quality," and "In-depth Information" sections) here with the #fishmedic to get the most accurate diagnosis (and best treatment advice, should it be needed) possible:

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• Brief description of the issue you are observing and answers to the following questions:
  • How long have you had the fish with the condition?
  • Did you quarantine with medication when you first acquired the fish? (If Yes, which medication?)
• Current water quality measurements
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[Sharkbait19]

Hard to make out but it just looks like poop to me.

 

[homer1475]

It's poop.

It's only red in color because TDO is loaded with xanthanum(sp?) for the red color. Feed a lot of mysis, and they will have white stringy poop which is usually indicative of a parasite.

 

[Borat]

I am very excite!