Suspicious Discus Poo

[sarafish]

ok - im totally paranoid about intestinal parasites. I hav been feeding my 5 juvi discus 4 - 5 times a day and am watching them like a hawk afterwards. one of my red melons has white in his poo and im totally freakin...mostly cuz i havent had to treat this yet as they r my first discus so i dont really know what im looking 4. He does eat but he does get herded in the corner from time to time...
Ive also just cured an itch problem. *Should i b worried...can i treat whole tank for intestinal parasites or do i take out suspicious fish and treat seperatly? FOOD...all frozen blood worms, brine shrimp, beef heart & flakes

[Fishy_Fun]

Is his poo always white and stringy?What are you feeding them?

[Lupin]

White poo doesn't mean the discus has intestinal parasites. It could also be mucous membrane of its intestines. If the discus is not eating at all, then consider using metronidazole and praziquantel combo although levamisole hydrochloride is much more effective as it covers a wide range of internal parasites.

[Star_Rider]

Lupin is correct..white poo is only one Sx of internal parasites.

are the discus showing any other signs?

these are in QT?

with parasites you should treat the entire tank. other fish may already be exposed and may already be infected.

bump the tank temp too if you suspect parasites. young discus can handle heat in the 88-90 f range.. make sure you add airstones tho as higher temp water will hold less dissolved O2.

my preference for treatment (I treat all fish in QT unless I know the source has already done so) I use prazi, metro and levamisole Hcl
treat for 24-48 hrs and then retreat in 2-3 weeks.

[Draal5]

Fist if you just had ich than you are keeping the temp way to cold for discus you should have the temp @ 84 - 86. Ich can not live in high temps.

Hold off on any meds for now if you could post some pictures so we can see what you are talking about we can better diagnose the problem if you have one.

[RedScare]

Try a dose of prazi pro and if you see more stringy white poo then follow the instructions for further doses. 1 dose will not harm your fish.

[sarafish]

Thanx guys....my temp is at 31-32c (86-89) itch is gone. Will try very hard to get pic 4 u today. I know (shame shame) i do not hav qt as these r all bought same time,same store etc. But a new tank is on the horizon so old1 wil b qt. No new fish will b bought until new tank....so for now im keeping every1 as happy as possibl..4-5 times a day feedings, high temp, clean tank, 50/ waterchange every other day. Ive had to keep them in a planted tank bcuz of a bully problem.

[sarafish]

may giv prazi pro a go... has any1 had these in their discus? Does it look like my lfs is &*#! or what?! prob cuz im in oz

[RedScare]

Yeah I have used it a number of times. It smells funny for amin or 2 and makes the surface a little foamy but not too hard on the fish. I have found water changes, salt, temp increases will not stop an internal parasite infection. It will definately help prevent it but not a preexisting case.

Check this out
http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=159360

[Star_Rider]

:iagree::iagree:

once they get established internally they will need some sort of anti parasite treatment.
salt is effective on the worm spawn ;)

[sarafish]

thanx guys, well ive decded just go whole hog and worm the whole tank. 1 more water change is needed to make sure all itch meds r def out...ive done 4 -50%watechanges since then and 1 more to go to relieve my constant paranoia about killing my fish. But def white poo...and hes also bullied a bit , the group wont let him "hang" (fish know these things). Im worried about my tetras bcuz womer says not to use on them ... so hmmmmmmmm. I might hav to order prazi pro over the net....i can only find weird tablets over here in oz. But prob same tetra delima.

[sarafish]

by the way.....the pic...... lol is all i can do. i think my phone camera wil do a better job so im still tying.