What it is?

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What it is?

Post by Gajowa » 08 Aug 2008, 20:49

Hi
I am curious, what it is. Are this eggs of some parasite?
I found this first in the poo of 3 weeks old baby discus. I tought this are undigested crab eggs I was feeding the babies with.
But now I am not so sure. Youngsters are now 6 m-ths old ( 12-13 cm) and I found that again. At this age, I am not feeding them with crab eggs. We have now 4 different spawns of young babies and I didn't feed them eggs at all, but I am finding this in the poo's :confus1:
Any idea what it could be? Youngsters are growing well, have huge apetite, no sign of illness at all
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Re: What it is?

Post by gep » 08 Aug 2008, 23:44

Parasite egg if i had make a guess, the fish might sustained some amount of immunity against the parasite so it shits out the egg, but i really don't now :confus1: :confus1: :confus1: :dontknow: :dontknow: :dontknow:

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Re: What it is?

Post by christinag » 10 Nov 2008, 03:20

I do not think they are worms eggs or cysts (Coracidium), theese look different.

They mostly remind me of a freshly dropped Trophont, respectively a Tomit (the one with the "crystals" in it) coming from the Whitespotdisease, but why would these be found in the poo? :confus1:

My guess is as good as yours :grin:

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Re: What it is?

Post by christinag » 13 Nov 2008, 00:33

This just came into my mind: A cyanobacteria called Coelosphaerium kuetzingianum is also of similar appearance. Perhaps the fish have eaten some of those, and they have passed the intestines undigested?

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Re: What it is?

Post by Andrew Soh » 29 Dec 2008, 13:51

Let me guess:

That is an oil or fatty stuff....or micro oil drop that is very common in diet high in oil...like beefheart, pork heart r any animal meal. :2tubsup:

Don't worry too much. Only when there is a lot getting clogged on the gill filaments or an intestine excessively full of them (oil molecule) will they be of concern.

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