White Stringy Poo

[iron maiden fan]

Help I just noticed seconds ago that my female swordtail has white stringy poo what does this mean

 

[WILDER]

Right calm down we will help you, but we need abit more info on size of tank plus fish how many and which type, plus water stats in ammonia,nitrite,nitrate,and ph, right long stringy white poo can mean a number of things, what do you feed the fish, plus does the fish look bloated or skinny, any sign of a red inflamed anus ,any thing prutruding from the anus.

 

[iron maiden fan]

ph is 7 all nitares etc. are very near zero or zero.
the tank is approx. 70g the fish is fed flake twice a day or sometimes freeze dried blood worms.the fish looks completly normal and nothing protruding

 

[big mick]

You will need to post the actual stats if you can get a test kit or take a sample into a shop (although ther shops all tend to use the dip stips which are pretty inacurate)

What fish do you have, what sort of size are they?

 

[Tokis-Phoenix]

White/stringy poop is an indicator of internal bacteria, does the affected fish look skinny at all or is it acting not full of energy or has clamped fins?

 

[Flashfire]

White stringy faeces is a sign of hole in the head (also an intestinal disease).

Hole in Head