i have a pair of macs in a 20g with 8 white cloud minnows.nitrates 20,nitrites o,amm 0,80gh,130kh and ph is 7.6.the male and the others are fine ,she spawned about a month ago,but ate her eggs .theyve been in there about a month and a half,same water parameters,i do 35-45% once a week.she started have stringy white feces,so i did a w/c and added epsom salt,waited three days,did another w/c.that was two weeks ago.she is always out and about flaring at him and the minnows,but i never see her eat and she always thick poop now.she goes to the top at fedding but never eats,sometimes shell mouth the food and spit it out if anything at all.please help.thanks
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urgent macmasteri help
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the most correct answer is that the white stringy nature of the stool is due to mucous being secreted in response to irritation along the gastrointestinal tract
this can be due to protozoa, nematodes,cestodes,bacteria and probably other things
the reason for not eating and/or spitting food is belly pain associated with conditon
the way to asses the cause is to look at a feacal sample with a microscope and identify the causal agent
most answers i have seen on the internet (it isnt a reliable source imo) would suggest that the situation you are seeing is a protozoan one and that metronidazol is appropriate treatment
if you can get metronidazol i would try and treat the female asap at 25mgs/litre in water
and add to any feed you can get the fish to take, i usually mix with fish oil and allow white worms to crawl in for a few minutes before feeding the coated worms
again internet suggestion that waterlife's protozin maybe metronidazol or at least effective in same instances so maybe if is available then use as directions on bottle suggest
where are you located ?
the fish need urgernt attention to correct the problem , so prehaps you can list all medications so we can try to help more
andrew
the most correct answer is that the white stringy nature of the stool is due to mucous being secreted in response to irritation along the gastrointestinal tract
this can be due to protozoa, nematodes,cestodes,bacteria and probably other things
the reason for not eating and/or spitting food is belly pain associated with conditon
the way to asses the cause is to look at a feacal sample with a microscope and identify the causal agent
most answers i have seen on the internet (it isnt a reliable source imo) would suggest that the situation you are seeing is a protozoan one and that metronidazol is appropriate treatment
if you can get metronidazol i would try and treat the female asap at 25mgs/litre in water
and add to any feed you can get the fish to take, i usually mix with fish oil and allow white worms to crawl in for a few minutes before feeding the coated worms
again internet suggestion that waterlife's protozin maybe metronidazol or at least effective in same instances so maybe if is available then use as directions on bottle suggest
where are you located ?
the fish need urgernt attention to correct the problem , so prehaps you can list all medications so we can try to help more
andrew
thanks for the quick reply,i am in northern arizona.flagstaff.so let me get this right i need to treat some food with metronidozol or use waterlifes protozoin as the bottle suggets?she i seperate her?or treat the whole tank?she is with a male who eats like a pig,and 8 white cloud minnows.thanks,i will not be able to get any meds at least till day after tommorow.(long work hours).this whole deal has went on for about two weeks.thanks again
the longer it has been an issue the more need to prophylatically treat the other fish
metronidazol can be used in water, though effectiveness maybe questionable, i believe it does still work
in america i believe there are many aquarium versions of metronidazol
metrozol, general cure and paragon II all do i believe
andrew
metronidazol can be used in water, though effectiveness maybe questionable, i believe it does still work
in america i believe there are many aquarium versions of metronidazol
metrozol, general cure and paragon II all do i believe
andrew
