light colored poo indicate disease?

[haleybeth30]

Hi just noticed this, my venustus.. does white poo mean something bad? ty!

 

[cbourg746]

Hi just noticed this, my venustus.. does white poo mean something bad? ty!

Usually means internal parasites.

 

[HUKIT]

Hi just noticed this, my venustus.. does white poo mean something bad? ty!

If its white and stringy it's potentially a digestive issue, could mean everything from constipation to internal parasites.

 

[haleybeth30]

was stringy too, what do I do?

 

[haleybeth30]

fish is still eating, maybe I have time? should I treat w salt? table salt or specialized? raise temp? to what? thank u

 

[HUKIT]

What are you feeding?

 

[haleybeth30]

so pellets aren't supposed to be everyday food? I just got them, didn't soak the first time I gave them, did the second time. have given them twice in the last week, my fish are btwn 3 n 4 in. Could I have caused a blockage? =(

 

[haleybeth30]

other than that cobalt cichlid flakes

 

[HUKIT]

If the fish is eating I would lean towards constipation, what brand of food are you feeding?

 

[haleybeth30]

top fin med pellets ( thinking the med. might have been my first mistake) thats all they had... and cobalt cichlid flakes. I knew of NLS and would have spent the money.. Didnt see it at petco or uncle bills =(

 

[haleybeth30]

i just gave tiny bit of flakes to b sure, fish is eating

 

[HUKIT]

I would ditch the Top Fin stuff and feed the Cobalt flakes which is a pretty decent food until you can find a higher quality pellet. He's having a hard times processing the lower quality foods, of the fish stops eating or spits food then you'll have to treat for a internal issue.

 

[haleybeth30]

will do and thank you!!! I will watch closely.. any thoughts on if he will be ok? ever had em bounce back if it is constipation? any thing else I could do?

 

[HUKIT]

Just fast him for a few days to clear the digestive track, if he stops eating then be slightly concerned.

 

[haleybeth30]

thanks again

 

[jm8mr]

Stringy feces does not necessarily mean your fish is sick,, i use aquadine cichlid food,, and not prepackaged (actually combined from different dispensers at time of purchase) and my fish have stringy feces but are coloring up nice.

 

[HUKIT]

Stringy feces does not necessarily mean your fish is sick,, i use aquadine cichlid food,, and not prepackaged (actually combined from different dispensers at time of purchase) and my fish have stringy feces but are coloring up nice.

Stringy white feces is a great indication something is wrong, what your actually seeing the slime costing from digestive track which is far from good. Something is irritating the fish causing the intestinal walls to process through...not good. In most cases this is due to low quality foods that don't use quality digestable ingredients, and yes in some cases internal parasites. If your seeing this frequently I'd be throwing that food in the trash and picking up a better product.

 

[haleybeth30]

I spoke w breeder, these fish purchased last wk. He had been feeding them every other day, we were fedding twice a day.. add in the crappy pellets and no wonder. It's looking more n more like constipation. I'm slightly relieved n hope he will get better. I'm glad I noticed, was because I've been checking for any sign of male coloration. =)

 

[jm8mr]

Hukit the store from which i purchase my fish is a great store but now that i think about it they are probably promoting the product.... What food do you recommend. New life spectrum??

 

[HUKIT]

What food do you recommend. New life spectrum??

New Life Spectrum is the best food on the market in my opinion, there are some others that are good but NLS is better.