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i was reading an articlt in "ask jack" from like 1993 and he says that white stringy doodie is the sign of sickness so i looked at my fish and sure enough white stringy doodie i thought it might just be the food i feed mysis shrimp large white freshwater shrimp (more protien than brine shrimp brine shrimp 5% mysis shrimp 68%) any one out there know because i don't want to put these ones into my system unless they are completly healthy.
 

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Mine did the same when i first got them.
Hadnt paid much attention to the colour of their poop whilst they were in the shop, so i dont know if they were just unwell from the move. Anyways, in less than 2 weeks, it had returned to a darker, more healthy colour.

How long have you had yours?

I feed mine frozen blood worms and a frozen discus dinner pack.
They looooooooooove the blood worms...
 

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I have as of yet to find a fish that does not like blood worms, all my cichlids absolutley love them.
 

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I know I have a link to Discus' disease -- somewhere, I can't find it now. That symptom is a sign of a parasite and/or stress.

As in the other post, feed them bloodworms too, and how old are they? When mine were "new" two of them had minor bouts with that symptom.

What is your water temp? Do you Angel fish in the tank too?
 

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Don't have anything to say. I just wanted to give you kudos on your thread title. Cracked me up:)
 

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i've had my discus for 2 months now and i'm just noticing it now (not to say they didn't have it before). i'm not exactly sure of the age but they are all from the same batch and are anywhere from 2 - 4 inches. all of them are active feeders and eat from my hand. there are no other fish in the tank and the water temp is 30 C or i think 85 f or 86 f.thanks it took me awhile to think of that title.
 
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