Anchor Worms? Oh nooo!

[QuErorZ]

Guys,

I have these fish for 2 months now(pond fish). And these fish had no contact with any other fish ever since.

And all of a sudden a fish stops eating and then i spot some little white stuff which is just like dead skin of a wound. But then i figured maybe these are anchor worms. Please don't tell me these are anchor worms... I can't deal with this disease right now.

By the way these are much shorter than the ones i saw online. And they don't have that very distinct shape like anchor worms.

 

[QuErorZ]

I don't know guys. I checked the fish very carefully but these stuff on the fish isn't like any anchor worm picture i have seen. They mostly don't have 2 tails. They are not very thin and long like in those pictures. But so what is this?

 

[QuErorZ]

I got some much better pictures:

 

[Aquanero]

Skin flukes, treat with prazi.

 

[QuErorZ]

Tom, are you 100% sure? Because i will start salt bath treatment if you are sure. There is almost no picture of that "skin flukes" disease you mentioned. So i can't make sure.

 

[Aquanero]

Yes use prazi or API general cure.

 

[QuErorZ]

Tom, i am from Turkey and we don't have those. My best shot is using salt. Is this a contagious disease?

 

[Wailua Boy]

I think Prazipro should be available online.....

 

[Aquanero]

Tom, i am from Turkey and we don't have those. My best shot is using salt. Is this a contagious disease?

Yes it is contagious. Try a salt concentration 4 teaspoons per gallon in a bath. 15 to 30 mins, watch the fish if it rolls remove to freshwater. This should kill them. The main tank should be treated with 2 table spoons per gallon but first do a 75% water change then add the salt. First let the fish recover from the bath treatment.

 

[QuErorZ]

Wailua it will take at least 10 days for me to receive the medicine. Sucks...

Tom, i will do salt bath in a couple minutes. Then, tomorrow i will put the fish in a water with methylene blue and salt. Methylene Blue is what we use here for the most parasites.