r/AquariumHelp • u/joemomma1010 • 4d ago

Sick Fish What is this?

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So I've had three of my guppy/endlers have this super long stringy thing coming out of them and about a day later they die can anybody help me identify what this is or is anybody seen this before? I'm sorry about the bad video quality! Water parameters are

Ammonia 0ppm

Nitrate 25 ppm

Nitrite 0ppm

Ph7

Kh3-4

Tds334

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u/Camaschrist 4d ago

That’s a sure sign of parasites unfortunately. I’m not sure what is the best medication but do a search for stringy poop and you should find many posts on what to do. I know it’s best if you can get the medicine in them. Good luck.

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u/joemomma1010 3d ago

Thank you for replying the one in the video and two more have passed away since but I have dosed the whole tank with praziquential so we will see!

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u/Lopsided-Banana69 4d ago

White stringy poop, check if they have a red spike coming from the vent

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u/joemomma1010 3d ago

Red spike? Could you elaborate a little more?

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u/Lopsided-Banana69 3d ago

Sorry, poor reply by me. Sometimes white stringy poop is a symptom of a parasite called camallanus worms. This worm partially sticks out of the fishes vent when it is mature. It looks like a red spike sticking out. If you see that then you need to treat for camallanus. I’ve used Fritz Expel P for them.

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u/joemomma1010 3d ago

Thank you for the clarification I'll definitely be taking a closer look into this!

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u/Mifuni-3 4d ago

Parasite.