Pleco with stringy, clear poo

Besides a possible infestation sounds like a sluffing of the internal mucosal layer of the digestive system. Stress, food change chemistry and changes in gut flora can cause this. In people C-diff can blossum when infurmed or stressed Does he like algae covered driftwood or live sprilina?
 
"Anaerobic bacteria can cause infection in the gut, liver abcesses, infection of the peritoneum, etc, and can cause swelling of the abdomen and poo that looks like that."

Can you provide where you got that info, links if possible? I am curious as i am somewhat aware of anaerobic infections (mostly have to do with toxins produced by bacteria which may cause central nervous system (CNS) malfunctions and other possible organ failures), but cant recall such descriptions.

Perhaps I can learn something new today!
 

Besides a possible infestation sounds like a sloughing of the internal mucosal layer of the digestive system, causes of which could be stress, food changes chemistry and changes in gut flora can cause this. In people C-diff can opportunistically blossom when infirmed or stressed.

Does your pleco like algae covered driftwood or live sprilina? Remember these guys like all herbivores’ fish do not have a stomach, but instead an organ called the pyloric caecae a very long "midgut" sort of a long intestine. These fish do not use hydrochloric acid in the breakdown of plant material but use an enzyme and specialized bacteria for digestion. Nutrients are absorbed during a long exposure digestion in this midgut. The pancreas is the main source of this enzyme and is located adjacent to the midgut and is very small or even diffuse, (broken into small units or collections of pancreas cells interwoven amongst the pyloric caecae).

Now your problem the herbivore Enzymes are only produced by the pancreas in the presence of food. If there was a period when food was not offered or he was stressed and would not or could not eat, the pleco would slough the upper layer of the midgut lining, a clear mucosal substance.

Now what to do try to get him back on his normal diet plus fresh greens, romaine lettuce, naturally grown algae on water logged wood. do you have any other plecos? They will perform coprophagia, eating each others feces to gain the needed bacteria, Also do not feed kale greens our studies have shown high levels of nutrients which can cause other problems.

Well hope this helps

Don
 
Don,

"Remember these guys like all herbivores’ fish do not have a stomach, but instead an organ called the pyloric caecae a very long "midgut" sort of a long intestine. These fish do not use hydrochloric acid in the breakdown of plant material but use an enzyme and specialized bacteria for digestion. Nutrients are absorbed during a long exposure digestion in this midgut. The pancreas is the main source of this enzyme and is located adjacent to the midgut and is very small or even diffuse, (broken into small units or collections of pancreas cells interwoven amongst the pyloric caecae)."


What I remember are somewhat different from your findings. Although enzyme such as Trypsin produced by Pancreas, other enzymes such as lamiraninase, amylase, cellulase, etc, etc. ring a bell, it was my understanding that not all herviores had same gastrointestinal structures. What I remember is that stomach is present but in different structures with gland cells which produces HCl present.
Even within same family, it may differ from genus to genus and/or species to species.
And legnth of GI tract was the big difference from carnivores and hervirores.

You said our studies? Involved with Fish pathology grad program or perhaps with industry?
Can you provided links to abstracts in reference to your statements.

When it comes to new facts/data, I am very aggressive. LOL!

Thanx in advance for links.
 
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