Fish diarroea?

[tuffers]

My platties seem to be "excreting" all of the time, I have noticed it over the last few days. Are there any reasons or treatment for it?

 

[White Whale]

What are you feeding them? And it's "diarrhea".

 

[tuffers]

Just plain old flake food, nutrafin max. Its only with my platties though?

 

[tuffers]

Has any one got any ideas?

 

[Cheese Specialist]

What are you feeding them? And it's "diarrhea".

It's "diarrhoea" here in the UK.

Sorry dunno about the original problem. I do know that differences in 'waste' can be a sign of internal bacteria problems.

 

[akhtar]

What are you feeding them? And it's "diarrhea".

It's "diarrhoea" here in the UK.

Sorry dunno about the original problem. I do know that differences in 'waste' can be a sign of internal bacteria problems.

 

[tuffers]

well, i hope it isn't a bacterial infection! I suppose there are loads of treatments for different bacteria. I'll have to see how they go

 

[White Whale]

You can try brineshrimp first to give them a bit of fiber in their diet before you move on to medication.

 

[Cheese Specialist]

You can try brineshrimp first to give them a bit of fiber in their diet before you move on to medication.

Peas are also very good for this, if not better. You have to get peas that are untreated (with salt etc), frozen are good. Then you must put them in some tank water for a few minutes to defrost them and then you have to take the shell off and cut them into bite sized pieces. Personally I just squish them and feed them to my fish by hand.

It's really good for all fish, especially goldfish and most fish really like them!

Result!!

HTH