Clown fish has white thing hanging out of him

OceanLover

Reefing newb
So, my fish tank has been infected with Ick/Ich.
Today, I noticed that my male clown fish has a white string hanging out of him, it looks like white poop.
Does this white stuff have anything to do with the Ick/Ich or is this a different problem all together?
 
It could either be poop, or an internal parasite. I don't think it is related to ich. If you are going to remove the fish to treat for the ich, you can also treat them with Prazi-Pro, which is for internal parasites. Do you know if your clown was wild-caught or tank bred? Wild-caught fish are at much higher risk of internal parasites than tank-bred.
 
Thanks, he seems to be doing fine now, I'm gonna keep a close eye on him for now, but he's acting just as normal as he always does at the moment.
 
One of my freshwater fish got one of those once it was a parasite worm. I treated him in a separate tank and it fell off and never came back the fish has been alive for several years now.
 
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