green terrors

Question
QUESTION: Hey my name is terry I have a 80g and I have 3 green terrors and a jack dempsey and a red tail cat and 2 oscars and ma green terror has like a string comin out of him and im worderin if that have something to do about breeding

ANSWER: Hi Terry,
 Is the "string" white? How long is it?

-- Ron
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QUESTION: Yes it is white and it is pretty long

ANSWER: Hi Terry,
 Unfortunately, if it is long white stringy feces that indicates an intestinal infection, particularly if there are lumps in the string.

-- Ron C.
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QUESTION: Oh okay well he die  

Answer
Hi Terry,
 That is hard to say.  There are various medications that attempt to treat intestinal infections. And sometimes the fish will get over it by itself.  Another approach that some people try is to feed your fish with thawed, frozen peas. As this moves through their intestine, it can help "clean it out".  The peas will not hurt your fish, so you might try that.

-- Ron
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