what the HECK is this?!?

[ryangrieder]

my trigger is pooping out....his intestance? a worm? what is it?!? its bright white, about 2-3 inches long and about a 1/4 inch wide, but thin like paper...

what the heck???

 

[nanoreefer22]

Looks like a rubber band. Had a pacu eat a rubber band once, looked just like that on the way out...

 

[ryangrieder]

its so weird, im waiting for him to drop it so i can grab it, i have no idea what it is, its starting to break apart at the end of it.

 

[KathyC]

It looks like a tapeworm...yuck... do grab it when he lets go of it.

 

[richardhmc]

its toilet paper... just stuck

 

[THEDLO]

its toilet paper... just stuck

LMAO to funny!

 

[guarda]

Subscribed to find out what this mini toilet paper your Rapunzel is letting down.

 

[ryangrieder]

it just fell out, im trying to grab it now....

 

[CONSTANTNE]

Its an umbilical cord. Congrats!......


Just kidding

 

[wonderballz]

It's what we medical people know as rectal prolapse.

 

[House of Laughter]

it looks like a parasite - many fish that are wild caught get/have them.

Hope it's OK

House

 

[richardhmc]

it just fell out, im trying to grab it now....

Did you take out the toilet paper yet?

Take a picture so we can identify what kind it is

 

[greggnyce]

Had something similar happen to a Naso Tang. Iys health declined rapidly after that poitn. Hope your is ok.

 

[DHaut]

vomit.

 

[LongIslandAndy]

Try Prazi-pro, I have used it to de-worm my pond and reef. It is amazing what these fish have in them and on them.

 

[ryangrieder]

well i got it out, and it was a white tube thing, i took it out and left it out for like a 5 minutes and it retracted in. it was gross. definetly alive, like a worm. when i had it out my phone was dead and could not get a picture. sorry... but thing is is that i saw another one today, much smaller...but i do not think it fell out...i think it went back in? he as acting perfectly healthy. i just notice it when he eats. i was researching a lot of internal parisite products and ect and it looks like tape worm. people say treat his food with certain medications, and others say leave it alone and he will eventually poop it all out. usually it consists of one main worm, or a few small ones. the main big one is out, but might have one more small one that i saw yesterday. when i feed him today im going to see what happens and grab my camcorder.

 

[KathyC]

So - do I win a prize for getting it right?
Gross.

I would use the Prazi-Pro as it will kill the tapeworms and you won't have to worry about your other fish having the same issue.
Keep in mind, they are an issue for the fish as they are 'eating' what he eats.

If you have feather dusters in your tank - you might want to remove the fish to treat...they will likely die from the treatment.

 

[DrCooper]

Def. treat the fish with the prazi-pro as he has more internally and will not defecate them all out.

 

[Acone15]

I think this is a good time to remind people to wash their hands after working on their aquarium... Lol


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[JimmyR1rider]

I think this is a good time to remind people to wash their hands after working on their aquarium... Lol

I like to bite my nails right after taking my hands out of my tank. The cuticles are so soft and tasty from the salt. Seriously though I hope your fish is ok after this ryan