Hey everyone, today I noticed one of my clowns had about a 3/4" long strand of poop hanging from him. They're fairly new to the tank, but seem extremely healthy and show no adverse signs of any issues.
I know that long, white, stringy poop is a symptom of internal parasites but from what I've read feeding them frozen brine shrimp can also cause this and appear as if there is an issue when there may not be one. They are still juvenile and have been in the tank about 2 weeks, so their only diet currently is frozen brine shrimp every other day until I start incorporating different types of foods in their diet in the coming weeks.
Should I have any cause for concern and treat the tank for parasites or just continue to monitor in case it's nothing more than a side effect from their diet being only frozen brine shrimp?
In case I do have to treat, what are your best recommendations?
The current inhabitants are 2 clowns, 1 fire shrimp, and a few softie/LPS corals.
TIA!
I know that long, white, stringy poop is a symptom of internal parasites but from what I've read feeding them frozen brine shrimp can also cause this and appear as if there is an issue when there may not be one. They are still juvenile and have been in the tank about 2 weeks, so their only diet currently is frozen brine shrimp every other day until I start incorporating different types of foods in their diet in the coming weeks.
Should I have any cause for concern and treat the tank for parasites or just continue to monitor in case it's nothing more than a side effect from their diet being only frozen brine shrimp?
In case I do have to treat, what are your best recommendations?
The current inhabitants are 2 clowns, 1 fire shrimp, and a few softie/LPS corals.
TIA!