Heximita Or Not?

[fishchick]

Hi all...i'm new to the sight...so I have a large 55 tropical tank..a few of the fish are showing signs of what I think is Heximita. Such as white stringy poop, and so far, only in my 3 spot gourami, major weight loss even though she's been eating. Any suggestions i can get would be greatly appreciated. I live in a very small town where the closest fish store is sixty miles. I have a friend coming into town tomorrow bringing me anti-parasite food to hopefully treat it..Should I have him get anything else as well before he arrives? Thank you!!

 

[karin]

Hi.

You are on the right track, Internal Parasites. If I were you I would also get an anti-parasitic medication for the water in case the fish don't like the food. Treat full dose and for the full term so these things don't come back.

Good luck

 

[fishguy2727]

You may also want to consider a new food. New Life Spectrum Thera+A has enough garlic to kill some parasites and I have seen many cases where it was all that was needed to treat different problems (internal and external parasites). I feed it exclusively all the time and cannot remember the last time I had to deal with any health problems in my fish.

 

[fishchick]

Awesome thanks so much for the advice...one more question..is it contagious to the other fish? If one has it should i assume the rest do?

 

[fishchick]

got the food today, and they seem to like it...hopefully in seven to ten day's i'll see a difference..thanks for the help!!!