What Am I Doing Wrong?

[aznsk8erchic]

I had 5 guppies, 1 died because of dropsy. So the others seem fine. But then I notice one male was pooping out a white string ! Both of my female are rubbing against rocks and artficial plants ! And one female guppy is darting all over the place. I see no rotting fins, no white dots, no fuzzy puffs. No worms coming out of anything. The female gills look slightly pink. The water condition is fine. Their food is frozen bloodworms, flakes. The water temperature is atm 86 . Its a 10 gallon tank. I have an aerator running. And a filter going. I have one normal guppy. He seems fine. Just flirting. Showing off. But im really worried with my othr guppies. They are in a main tank. Because I do not have a quarantine tank. I don't know what to do.
So symptoms are
Rubbing against rocks and plants, darting, and white poop. please help me. Thank you.
im reading on most of the other dieases and yet i still dont have a clue ): i dont want to give them the wrong med or increase their stress. theyre my babies! ):

 

[Bluefintuna]

sounds like itch, but would wait till others respond before treating.

 

[aznsk8erchic]

sounds like itch, but would wait till others respond before treating.

If it is ich, would I need a qurantine tank to treat the infected guppies, or just treat them in the main tank?

 

[OldMan47]

If your fish have ich, there is no reason to contaminate a quarantine tank with it. The entire tank that has the parasites must be treated to clear out ich. It spreads very easily and will be spreading to all the other fish before you notice it so the whole tank gets the treatment. I have a link in my signature to a place where they describe ich thoroughly and also give treatment instructions. It does not sound like ich to me but I suppose it could be.
Try setting up a fan to blow across the surface of your tank water. It can bring down water temperatures quite well using only a small fan.

 

[aznsk8erchic]

Im not sure if its ich either.
Im stll figuring out if it was either Internal parasites, flukes, velvet, constipation, or ich

Is it because of the frozen bloodworms im feeding them? Everything SEEMED fine before I fed them frozen bloodworms. Idk I might be wrong.

 

[OldMan47]

I sometimes feed mine frozen blood worms and have had no trouble with the fish because of it. I do thaw them properly first in a small cup of water. Then I swish some of the water into each tank where I want to feed the blood worms.

 

[aznsk8erchic]

Really? I feed my fish from a fork and throw out the water I used to thaw it out. And I end up throwing most of the bloodworms because I don't want to ovre feed them. And I didn't know if it was harmful to freeze them again or put them in the frig.
How can I solve an internal parasite issue with one ofmy guppy? He keeps pooping out white stuff and I think its floating to the top. Hopefully its poop and not floating dead worms

 

[OldMan47]

If it is an internal parasite issue, you get parasite medication. I have never run into internal parasites so I can't help with the names of the right medication. Have you tried posting in the freshwater emergencies section? Thre will be more people there who know how to deal with diseases.

 

[pippoodle]

If you can answer these questions hun might be able to help you a bit better

Tank size:
pH:
ammonia:
nitrite:
nitrate:
kH:
gH:
tank temp:

Fish Symptoms (include full description including lesion, color, location, fish behavior):

Volume and Frequency of water changes:

Chemical Additives or Media in your tank:

Tank inhabitants:

Recent additions to your tank (living or decoration):

Exposure to chemicals:

Digital photo (include if possible):

 

[aznsk8erchic]

If you can answer these questions hun might be able to help you a bit better

Tank size:10 g
pH:umm i cant seem to remember if it was a 6.8 or 7.0 or 7.2
ammonia:0
nitrite:0
nitrate:20
kH:no clue
gH:no clue
tank temp: 85

Fish Symptoms (include full description including lesion, color, location, fish behavior):
-male guppy: poops out white strings, sometimes he has clamp fins, he eats
-other male: he's fine, swims perfectly, dances, but he doenst eat as much
-baby female guppy: bent spine, scrapes on gravel, rocks, eats fine, has 2 little white dots, but it has been like that forever, and it doesnt move or has any more then 2, swims normal, doesnt dart
-older female guppy: darts everywhere, rubs on gravel, decor, and rocks, eats fine, shes just so darty

Volume and Frequency of water changes:
water changes: every week , 25%

Chemical Additives or Media in your tank:
i added 2 table spoons of aquarium salt about 3 to 4 weeks ago

Tank inhabitants:
2 male guppy
2 female guppy
1 pelco

Recent additions to your tank (living or decoration):
some fake plants

Exposure to chemicals:
none

Digital photo (include if possible):
well my sig has a little picture of it. expect one of the guppys had drospy, and my female isnt in the picture

): please help me solve this problem before its to late .
can it be flukes, internal parasites, constipation, velvet? or something else? i dont see any worms, i dont see anything on them, they dont have white stuff, or fluff, not fat, not skinny

 

[pippoodle]

it could be a parasite - the flicking and rubbing sound like gill flukes or some other sort or parasite - try a fish wormer or anti parasite medication - what country are you in cos i dont know what meds to recommend

I also wouldnt add anymore salt into the tank with a plec

 

[aznsk8erchic]

In the u.s.
yea. There are like different things going on with the guppies. Hopefully the meds work.

 

[pippoodle]

i looked on the list of meds in usa and this one seems pretty good

Parasite Clear by Jungle
Removes internal and external parasites from tropical fish including protozoa’s, flukes, lice, anchor worms, and flagellates. Protects against secondary infections.

or

Fluke Tabs by Aquarium Products
Effective medication for the treatment of resistant strains of parasitic infestations in of coldwater, freshwater, and marine fish. Treats: Tapeworms, Parasitic Copepods, Anchor Worms, Body Flukes, Gill Flukes, Fish Louse, Capillaria, and other Trematodes. Do not use with Invertebrates.

 

[aznsk8erchic]

Ima try the parasite clear and get back to you on how its working .
How ofter should I do my water change and how much should I take out?
One of male guppy with white poop seems out of it. ): just floating att he top by himself and staying in a single place for a while.