white feces coming out of mouth?

[namasgt]

Hello
I have one juvie out of 7 that got sick, i mean she doesnt look bad but not eating, i noticed some white feces in the tank assuming its hers, i fed them today and they all ate exept her, she follows the otheres in the tank, and swim with them , i was just looking at her and all of a sudden this thing came out of her mouth, a white feces, is like it just spit it out or somting then after a few minutse she start hiting her lips togeter realy hard and fast and anothere small one came out, is like she vommited.

[pcsb23]

I have never seen a discus do this. Perhaps the fish picked up some already expelled and decided it didn't like it so spat it out...:confused:

[namasgt]

this juvie has not been eating for 3 days. i trow blood worms, california black worms and sat right in front of the tank, but she didnt touch any. and then while i was watching she spet out a big chunk out of her mouth it look exactly like when they get hex and they pass white feces. then again i kept watching and after few minutes another small chunk came out it was like she hit her lips together realy fast and hard, then this thing came out:(. so i dont think she ate it, cause shis not touching anything:(.!!!!!!
im really saden that she is not eating because i was doing 50% wc 3 times a day, but i got cought up with school writing reports, so i end up doing water change only one time a day, and then i noticed shis not eating. the tank is 29 G, BB, with a giant sponge filter there are 7 of them in there. i just added metro and raised temp to see what happens. i dont want her to go too long without food because its gona stunt her growth.

[kaceyo]

I wonder if worms or internal flagellates might cause it to expell "stuff" oraly. Does the fish have a swollen stomach or is it's feces abnormal in any way?
Putting it in a hospital tank and treating with metro might get it's appitite back up but that's purely a guess.

Kacey

[namasgt]

no her stomach is not swollen. the thing i saw coming out of her mouth was exactly what ive seen when they pass white feces. im thinkig maybe its bloked and its coming back out from the mouth?? i havent seen her poop yet.

[LizStreithorst]

I'd follow Kacey's advice. I bet that a good metro treatment would get the problem sorted. First in the water, then when the fish starts eating, in the food. Keep an eye on the healthy ones, too.

[aquagal]

I purchased 6 juvenilles from a SD sponsor back in Feb and as soon as I put them into my QT tank from the shipping box, one of the fish spit up a white substance and then immediately died (it was very strange). When I asked the importer about it, he said he had never seen this before and had no idea what it was? I still don't know what it was or how to treat, but it sounds very similar to what you are describing?

Sherry

[namasgt]

hello
she start eating on the 2nd day of metro treatment. now its day 5, she is eating alot. im giving her metro in the food once a day.
thanks

[namasgt]

i just really want to know why that thing was coming out of the mouth?