Possible External And Or Internal Parasites

[zoekin8yg]

What would be the best medication? I have a gourami with stringy poo and its possibly got an external parasite as well, tehre is something on the fish but hard to tell what it is. Its other gourami friend died the other day, probably from swimbladder or an internal problem.

 

[WILDER]

Need to look very closely at your tank, need more info.
First of will look at the size of the tank in gallons or litres.
How many fish and which type.
Water stats in ammonia,nitrite,nitrate, and ph.
What do you feed the fish.
Need to describe the thing on the fish, is it possible to load a pic up.
Long stringy white poo can be constipation, bacterial infection to internal parasites.
Any fish blown up or gone thin, check the anus of the fish for it looking red and inflamed or enlarged.

 

[zoekin8yg]

The one that already died was bloated and had stringy poo, I orginally thought constipation but peas didnt make any differene and it died in 2 days. Tank is 60 litres, there is one male dwarf gourami, 5 neon tetras and 2 featherfin synos (these are very small at the moment and will be rehoused when they get bigger) stats are 0/0/30 (our tap water has 25 ppm nitrate) They get fed blood worms, daphnia, one type of 'crisp' type flake food, catfish pellets and catfish algae waffers, peas, on a rotaing basis.

Its really difficult to actually see what it is on the fish, and he wont keep still for a pic! its bigger than a grain of ich, but difficult to see.

 

[WILDER]

Not always easy as bacterial infection can cause long stringy white poo, the best job is to add how many fish have the long stringy white poo.
Right get a magifying glass to take a closer look, when you say something on the fish do you mean a parasite or growth, or patch.
Also leave the bloodworms out of there diet for a week.

 

[zoekin8yg]

only the gourami has the problem, and his friend that died. am feeding as little as poss at the mo, will have a closer look at the thingy on him and report back!

 

[WILDER]

Ok.
Gouramis are prone to bacterial infections, keep an eye on the other fish when they go to the toilet.

 

[zoekin8yg]

I will do, thanks, what do you think might be the best treatment?

 

[WILDER]

Don't know yet till we know whats on the fish.

 

[zoekin8yg]

its really hard to describe it doesnt look like an anchor worm or a fluke its sort of a white patch with a little bit poking out.

 

[WILDER]

Do you mean there a white stand sticking out of it.

http/www.versaquatics.com/diseasediagnosis.htm

 

[zoekin8yg]

yes it looks a bit like a strand sticking out, but its very small

ive just had a closer look again, it almost looks like a damaged scale. Its possibly a whiteish patch with a strand or its a lifted scale, its really hard to see

 

[WILDER]

Can you issolate the fish as for now I would use methylene blue.

http/www.novalek.com/kpd28.htm

 

[zoekin8yg]

the hospital tank is currently a temporary home to some bettas, so I cant really isolate him. hes not scraping or flashing. very confusing! I'll try the meth blue

 

[WILDER]

Or just to some methylene dips on the fish.

Look under methylene blue bath dips.
http/www.wetwebmedia.com/dips_baths.htm

 

[zoekin8yg]

thank you wilder I will try that