wierd fish poo

[rob28]

so im lookin at my tank and i notice this, 6" transparent string with specs in it. im like what the heck. i try to find the source and i follow it to my pleco.
the "string" is almost transparent with sections of solid waste in it here and there.
Is this normal. the pleco is 6-8" long and mostly eats cuccumbers and algae pellets.

 

[SpeedEuphoria]

well for most fish, thats not normal poo and can be an indication of something wrong.

I have noticed this on my Oto's and small BN pleco's when I had them(but the poo was green), so I think its just because of what they eat?

 

[bazil323]

Sounds like internal parasites to me! At least for puffers, that is what I was told to look out for. Whitish stringy poo=parasites.

 

[rob28]

does any1 know....for sure?

or does any1 know where i could go to find out, for sure?

 

[rob28]

oh...
thanks for the rplies, so far.