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Old 28-08-2010, 08:52 PM
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Platy got white stringy stuff trailing

My platy - the one who was not under the weather has long stringy white stuff trailing from him. Is it poop or worms? Is it normal?
If worms how do I treat it? I remember it had that when i first got it but have never seen it again until now.
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Old 29-08-2010, 09:39 AM
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Re: Platy got white stringy stuff trailing

it's normal its just poop my guppies and platys do it too
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Old 29-08-2010, 03:53 PM
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Re: Platy got white stringy stuff trailing

Thank you.
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Old 29-08-2010, 08:21 PM
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Re: Platy got white stringy stuff trailing

Not so hasty. White, stringy faeces are NOT NORMAL. The faeces of a healthy fish should be a brownish-red colour.

If the faeces are like this constantly, I would suspect internal parasites or parasitic nematodes.
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Old 31-08-2010, 07:53 PM
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Re: Platy got white stringy stuff trailing

Should I medicate the fish if you think it is worms. What would I use so that it does not affect the PH in the water or harm the filter process?
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