Stringy Poo ?

[littleme1969]

I think I read somewhere on here that stringy poo is a sign of internal parasite/bacteria problems is this true? Also that Gouramis are prone to this kind of infection. I have just lost one who had the stringy poo problem also had sore mouth and died within 48 hours of me first noticing he had a problem.
Now the other gourami has stringy poo too Though he seems ok in himself.
These fish have been in the tank for 2 months without a problem so its strange that I suddenly have a problem

 

[noonoo1]

Hi, i have the same problem, you replied to my post about my gourmis. I would be interested in the replies you receive. My last one is still with us but i fear for not much longer as he as now stopped eating - i went with the medication as soon as i saw the problem.

 

[Chasing Puck]

What are you feeding? Stringy feces can also be a sign of constipation, a common problem for herbivores fed a meat heavy diet. Offer some fresh peas--you'll need to squish them out of the casing, just offer the soft insides. This will often be enough to clear constipation--in which case, you might want to change your feeding to something with more plant matter, too.

 

[littleme1969]

Thats intersting as they have had 2 lots of live food last week. Dafnia and blood worm and the gouramis love them. They also get Tetramin flake food and dried blood worm as a treat. Is there another type of dried food that is vege based that I can feed? So I can give a mix for the different type of fish in my tank.

 

[Chasing Puck]

MarineLand Bio foods come in a variety of options, including a herbivore option that doesn't contain as much protien. I've used it for my gouramies, and they've never become constipated.

I try to feed the herbivores first--the carnivores aren't as prone to eating vegetable based foods and the herbivores are to eating just about everything. Herbivores do need some meaty foods, but not nearly as much as they will happily eat.

 

[cation]

Herbivores do need some meaty foods

In most cases, if they need both, they're actually omnivores.

 

[Chasing Puck]

No, the designation is based on the food that makes up the majority or all of the diet. Herbivores get microfauna crustaceans, insects, and eggs when they graze, carnivores get greens from the bellies of their prey. An omnivore will consume both, in fairly equal proportions. An herbivore consumes mostly greens, but occasional meats, a carnivore consumes primarly meat, with occasional greens.

 

[cation]

Herbovore: An animal that eats only vegatation.

Source: McGrw-Hill Dictionary of Bioscience, International Edition.


Of course herbivores accidentally ingest small critters (copopods, insects). The key word in that sentence, however, is accidentally.

Carnivore is a looser definition then herbivore - but herbivore is pretty specific.

 

[Chasing Puck]

http/encarta.msn.com/dictionary_/herbivore.html

 

[littleme1969]

Now now guys play nice
I wanted answers to stringy poo not an all out war!

By the way.. the peas went down great .. can't believe it everyone joined in the pea nibbling and anhour later i'm *p* less

 

[cation]

Now now guys play nice


...and anhour later i'm *p* less

As for playing nice -Sorry, I'll try. I tend to get way too hung up on semantics. And I'm known as the "Tangent Queen" among my friends.

 

[Chasing Puck]

Guess that would make me the Tangent Princess...I too get hung up on semantics and term usage.

 

[cation]

Guess that would make me the Tangent Princess...

I think we may have the beginnings of a full court, Princess!

By the way, welcome to the board. I've noticed you posting lots of help, and even though you're new here, I can tell you're no newbie to fish!

 

[littleme1969]

peace at last

 

[Bignose]

Some more info on what fish poo tell ya: Jo Ann's Diagnosis of Fish Poop