I visited Anne's house to check up on my fish, but in the tank, floating, was translucent/ transparent fish waste! WHAT IS THAT?! Is my fish sick, ill, or what?! SOS!!!
Translucent/ Transperent Fish Waste! (HELP!!!)
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that writing seems very hard to read, maybe thats just me lol! are you sure its fish waste? and could it possibly have been 'chewed up' by one of the other fish, my goldies used to do that and it would leave almost an outer skin of a poop, which would drift around the tank.
what type of fish and what are you feeding could be worms infestation or if you feed frozen bloodworms some time there bloodworm casing is expelled with the waste and is separate,.. or might be chewed up and spat out before swallowing?depends on what,..
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How big is the tank? What do you feed your fish? You know when the poo floats, it may just indicate you are feeding floating foods where the air is trapped and when the fish ingests it, the air remains trapped which when expelled, the poo will float. The white appearance can be mucous membrane from its internal organs or internal parasites unless the fish loses its appetite in the last few days abruptly.
50 gal, TetraFin Fish flakes. The fish sucks in a lotta air. It goes to the top of the tank and slurps out air, even when there's no food on the surface!
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Hey Angie. As this is such a general question, it's difficult to give you more than just a general answer. This info isn't enough for us to even tell you whether the fish is sick or not.
When goldfish poo, the waste matter expelled is contained within a clear casing produced inside the digestive tract. That's what forms the poo into normal strands. The color of this poo is also determined by the color of the food the fish is eating. Light colored flake food will come out sort of white, peas and other veggie material will come out green or greenish, bloodworms and similar colored food will come out a dark or pinky red color. All of that is normal. Then... if the poo floats, it means there's gas being produced inside... and, again, that would be cause by the diet the fish gets.
If the fish poo you saw was very long, white, AND stringy.... that is a sign there's something wrong. But it's still not enough to diagnose the cause from this detail, alone. Poor water quality is the first possibility to check on at all times... because that leads to high stress, which can develop into an assortment of other problems such as: internal parasites, bacterial infection, constipation/digestive problems... and so on.
In this thread, you've only said the poo was clear. So that's just the casing alone. You didn't say it was white or even how long it is. So for that reason, I suggest you check water quality issues first (as those are vitally important)... then make sure the fish gets a varied diet... then look for other sources of stress the fish may be experiencing... and also watch for anything else that seems unusual which may further indicate whether or not something is wrong.
I agree - without more details on the diet, tank setup and water quality, it's hard to say what's going on here.