vgunn Posted March 18, 2014 Report Share Posted March 18, 2014 Problem:- I think my discus may have hexamita. I have noticed a few of my discus with clear stringy poo, they sometimes spit out their food and aren't eating as much as normal. I think some of them have gill flukes as well, have tried treating with praziquantel a few times but fish are still displaying signs of gill flukes plus now have clear stringy poo. Ph:- 6.4 Ammonia:-0 Nitrate:-20 Nitrite:-0 Gh:-8 Kh:-1 (have recently added coral to filter to help buffer water) Size of tank:-200 litres Temperature °C:-30 degrees Been running for:- 5 months Filtration:-Canister/Sump/Internal Filter/Sponge:- fluval 306 canister Fish in tank:- five discus, four corydoras and some black neon tetra Plants in Tank:-none Feeding:- What food and How often . freeze dried black worm, hikari discus pellets,hikari frozen bloodworm. Fed three times day Recent Medication Treatments:- praziquantel Last water change:-today Water change every Day/Weekly/Monthly. 50% twice a week . If they do have hexzamita what is the best treatment? Metronizadole? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vgunn Posted March 18, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2014 here is a picture of discus with clear stringy poo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davo888 Posted March 19, 2014 Report Share Posted March 19, 2014 Hi mate, try some kusuri wormer plus, not sure if any of our sponsors have it, but it is very good for Discus.. Well from my experience anyway. We have tried all sorts of wormers, and white/clear stringy faeces is a possible sign of worms. Dose the tank a few times to make sure you get the eggs as well. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vgunn Posted March 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2014 OK thanks for the help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssdiscus Posted March 20, 2014 Report Share Posted March 20, 2014 I have found Trichlorfon is the best for gill fluke. White stringy poo is "fish diarrhoea" and not necessarily worms etc. Stress of some form - poor water quality (some town water) etc etc Start with treating Gillfluke IMO Cheers, Shaun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vgunn Posted March 21, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2014 (edited) Thanks Shaun - I do have some aquasonic paragone which has 32mg of trichlorofon in each tablet. I have been to scared to try it as it says on the directions that temp should be 25 degrees Celsius and I wasn't sure if that would stress them out? Is it ok to drop the temp to 25 degrees in a discus tank? I wrote to the company aquasonic and they suggested I try half the recommended dosage at first? Could you please explain poor water quality to me? If all water parameters are in check is it still possible to have poor water quality? Thanks Edited March 21, 2014 by vgunn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssdiscus Posted March 21, 2014 Report Share Posted March 21, 2014 I don't drop my Temp, but add more aeration, though. ie airstones. Water quality includes all dissolved chemicals in the water. Some townwater contains more chemicals than other areas, fish can also suffer when people are continually juggling their water parameters too, IMO. For me, I try to maintain as much stability in Discus water as possible, by adding the least chemicals as possible. Town water filtered through charcoal units and heated to a similar tank temp, when doing water changes. Stress on fish also comes from other areas, tank placement in the home, high or low, shadows falling on the tank, tank lighting, co2 use etc etc. There are a lot of variables, but thankfully, its usually not that hard. Feel free to ph me on 3349 0611 if you need to discuss this further, as I'm not always on line Cheers, Shaun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingerbeer Posted March 21, 2014 Report Share Posted March 21, 2014 Worms overfed can give you stingy poo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vgunn Posted March 25, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2014 Thanks guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
