Transparent segmented poop

[Filip]

2 days ago ive noticed less apetite on one discus ,yesterday after the meal he had a long transparent,partly segmentet poop,with a little brownish parts .Brownish parts of the feces looked as if they are wrapped inside this transparent and partly segmentet tubing.
He was bottom of pecking order discus,so he often hide from bullies but was comming out and eating every meal until 2 days ago.

So what do you guys think it is , Hex or tapeworm or something else?
I got metro and prazi powder ready for use in my cabinet,and a 10 g.for this one discus QT .

[Ardan]

Could you post a pic? Without a good pic it is hard to tell.


Ardan

[Eddie]

Also maybe post a questionnaire and what type of foods do you feed?

[Filip]

Ill try to get a pic today.,and fill the questionary.

[Eddie]

And foods? What type?

[Filip]

They are 4 inch semi adults,and i feed them. 3 times a day heVily with Bh and shrim mix, artemia frozen and tetra discus granulated. Plus 4 th. Small feed via autofeeder in mornings.
I do 80% daily WC with siphoning, and today i also changed the gravel with new sand bottom.
Fish were outside during change.
Today they are in 100% fresh water with new sandy bottom and they really got reborn. Swimmimg around and enjoying,plus the colours perk up more brightlу.
The stringy poop discus is still eating. But after 3 bites ,he cant eat more and retreat to hide again.

Sorry about questionary. I cant fill it via my crappy mobile while at work. Ill try to find some time home after work on.my PC.

[Eddie]

Give it time, especially with the new change. Monitor for another week or so.

[Filip]

Here are some pics from the poop.
i dont think this will heal off by its self though .i just hope it wont go further to other discus.

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[Filip]

Disease questionary


1. 2 days ago loss of apetite and transparent poop

2. hide in corners , dont eat

3.no medication yet

4. 65 g. tank, cycled , with 7 discus 4 inch semi adults , i have them for 5 weeks , plus 5 torpedo barbs and 3 SAE.

5. WC 80% every day

6. planted tank with substrate , now reverted to one inch sand bottom .

7 . i WC straight tap , through filter floss ,sponge and 80 micron mesh , i havent measured Ph swings yet ,but i suspect it is considerable according to my fish behavour 15 min. after WCs

8. 83-84 Fahrenheits . Nitrate below 20 . No ro water , straight tap-very hard water GH above 20 and Kh of 15

9.Discus are new fish in old enviroment and old dieter fish from before.

[Eddie]

Give it time, especially with the new change. Monitor for another week or so.

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[Filip]

Yesterday he skipped BH/shrimp mix and tetra granules,but on the last meal of artemia he ate more than sufficent.So i guess he is half way healthy.

Ill just watch and hope that things will turn up allright for him,as you advice me to .And ill keep on reporting my experience .

[Eddie]

Yesterday he skipped BH/shrimp mix and tetra granules,but on the last meal of artemia he ate more than sufficent.So i guess he is half way healthy.

Ill just watch and hope that things will turn up allright for him,as you advice me to .And ill keep on reporting my experience .

Sounds good. The idea is to get the fish come around on its own without any treatment at all. Clean water and nutrition will help build the fishes immunities.

[Filip]

Sounds good. The idea is to get the fish come around on its own without any treatment at all. Clean water and nutrition will help build the fishes immunities.

Thanks Eddie.
This sure gives me a little wind in back .
I was scared that since he came allready in this stage with his poop its too late for profilactic measures.

[Eddie]

Thanks Eddie.
This sure gives me a little wind in back .
I was scared that since he came allready in this stage with his poop its too late for profilactic measures.

All fish have internal parasites, period. It is when their immunities are low that these issues begin to negatively effect the fish. Keeping stress levels low will help the fish deal with issues on its own. That's why it's important to maintain pristine water at all times. New water should match tank water as much as possible. Filters should be cleaned of excess foods and gunk. And nutrition is another key factor. A variety of foods will help build a robust immune system.

[Filip]

One week past ,but situation doesent look good.
This discus constantly hide and dont eat at all anymore.
Tansparent poop as seen on pictures still continues.

What worries me more is that i got 2 more fish with similar symptoms,barely eats and have transparent to white segmentet poop.it seems like this may be spreading along other discus fish.
The 4 biggest discus ,3 RTs and one mellon are not affected and have normal poop ,only the 3 smaller ones red mellons have this.
What should i do ?
Please some advice.Should i treat with metro?
Should i administer it in this tank for all fish , or should i do QT. Just for the 3 so far affected fish?