3 Spot Gourami With White Stringy Poo

[HooleyHoop]

Hi all,


I have two 3 spot Gourami and one of them has developed white string poo. It was fine yesterday.


Tank stats are all in normal parameters and no sign of red anus on the fish.

I assume this could be the start of internal parasites. what do I need to do to treat this?

Ta

Chris

 

[WILDER]

Long stringy white poo can also be other things apart from internal parasites it can be-
Constipation so what do you feed your fish.
Bacterial, any bloating in the tummy area.
Internal parasites signs are being skinny or bloated, red inflamed to enlarged anus.
Worms prrutruding from the anus.

 

[HooleyHoop]

Long stringy white poo can also be other things apart from internal parasites it can be-
Constipation so what do you feed your fish.
Bacterial, any bloating in the tummy area.
Internal parasites signs are being skinny or bloated, red inflamed to enlarged anus.
Worms prrutruding from the anus.

They live mainly off flake food but do eat other stuff I put in there. They go for the plecs algae wafers and corgette/cucumber that I put in as well.

theres no obvious bloating in the tummy area, it looks completely healthy apart from the poo.

 

[WILDER]

For now I would just try some peas to flush him through.
Cook frozen peas for a few minutes in boiling water, let cool down, pop out of shell, mush beteen fingers into small bits, add to the tank.
If no improvement get back to the board.
How does he look in weight, does he look abit on the thin side.

 

[HooleyHoop]

Not skinny at all in all honesty. Looks very healthy and he's very active and first to the food as usual

Will do that Wilder and let you know what goes on.

Thanks!!! You should get a medal for the amount of people you help!

 

[WILDER]

You might want to think of introducing frozen foods into there diet.
Daphnia very good at digesting the fish food.
Brimestrimp good.
Bloodworm got to be careful you don't over feed them as they can make a fish bloat up.
So only twice a week for the bloodworms.
Any green veg like peas, spinach, savoy cabbage, even sproats.

 

[HooleyHoop]

I was only in my LFS the other day looking at frozen foods. Will go back tomorrow and get some

Thanks again for the help.

 

[HooleyHoop]

Ok. I've added the peas so we'll see how things go. Typically I have now noticed the very start of ich on my reg plattys so have got my ich treatment in pronto. Hope this isnt the start of something more serious

 

[WILDER]

Never rains but pours.
Good luck.

 

[HooleyHoop]

Indeed, yet some people get away with things. I know someone who has a 100L tank with danios, cardinals, 3 full grown gourami and a MASSIVE plec. Overstocked by anyones estimations....he barely cleans it, never cycled and he doesn get ANY issues, no ich, no deaths...just aint fair

 

[WILDER]

I no seen it far to often on here.
It does catch up with them eventually.
Don't get why they don't rehome the fish if they can't be bothered.