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goldfishfan
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Posted 6 Months, 1 Week ago #1
Hi

One of my fantail poops as soon as she has her food. The poop is like a milky white string attached to her body.The food she has is rust coloured flakes.This has been happening for last 5 days and with only one of them. The temp is 28 degrees centigrade, please suggest what is happening with my fish and how do I bring the temp down???

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Posted 6 Months, 1 Week ago #2
Stress can cause white poop. For a fish, stress is bad water quality or changes in water parameters. Measure for ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, and pH. Check the temperature. Aggressive tank mates may also lead to stress, as can illness and medication. Moving to a new tank or the addition of new tankmates can also cause stress.

The parasite hexamita, that can attack internal organs, very often causes white stringy poop. Feed the fish anti-parasite food that contains metrodonidazole.


Bacterial infections can lead to stringy white poop. Before acting check for other signs of infection (redness, lethargy, lack of appetite).

Info copied from: http://thegab.org/Illness-and-Treatment/what-is-wrong- with-my-fish.html#WhitePoop
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Posted 6 Months, 1 Week ago #3
The temperature is somewhat high for a goldfish, and that may be causing some of the stress. If you can, you may want to gradually lower the temperature to 22C.
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