On Sat, 5 Feb 2005 09:51:09 -0500, "NetMax"
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"Dick" wrote in message
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On Fri, 4 Feb 2005 20:31:40 -0500, "NetMax"
wrote:

"humBill" wrote in message
y.com...
Apparently the 'pros' need to express an opinion (no disrespect
intended). Maybe this is just for livebearers, but I though I had
read
it is as much as 1 tablespoon per five gallons or even as much as 1
tea
spoon per gallon.
Bill

"Starfish" wrote in message
...
About the epsom salts....i thought it was 1/8th of a teaspoon per
five
gallons.....thats what i did...
"Dick" wrote in message
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On Fri, 04 Feb 2005 02:56:41 GMT, "Peter Demski"
wrote:
snip for brevity


My thought, Netmax, was that the stringers were **** and this might
indicate some of his fish were constipated. I rarely see any ****
coming out of my fish, but when I do see some, some of it is white. I
assume it is the diet. I feed nothing but "TetraMin, Tropical
flakes." As I mentioned in the first response, so far as I know, none
of my fish have been constipated. If there has been "internal
bacterial infection" I have not been aware ot that either.

dick

It is normal for the feces to take on some characteristics of the food,
green with algae wafers, reddish with bloodworms etc. It's more the
consistency that is a red flag. Very thin long, sometimes with air
bubbles in it, typically indicates internal bacterial problem. It's
usually clear to white in colour when in this state.

If it breaks off relatively quickly, then this is normal, so you might
not notice it. Also the type of fish makes a big difference as some can
be very obvious about it (ie: Plecos, large cichlids) and others not
(Monos, Zebras etc).

Also overfed fish have no choice but to pass the majority of their food,
so they are more obvious and more prone to problems.

Thanks Netmax for the additional information. I guess I don't see all
that "passes" in my tanks. I noticed yesterday, my beautiful black
angelfish was passing some red poo.

dick