Fish lice

[MrsE88]

Ugh...
I had noticed a mark on my new little black moors tail a week or so ago. It was so hard to see and I didn't think much about it. I thought it had just scrapped its tail on some decor.
Well, the mark had moved from the tip of the tail to the middle. Weird.
So I netted the little guy out to have a closer look. It is a fish louse/lice. I got it off, I hope that wasn't the wrong move to make. This is a picture of it off the fish.


I don't see any on its tank mates but treating the tank would be the safest thing to do right? I have some lice and anchor worm treatment on hand.

 

[kno4te]

If it's the only one then just monitor and if you see them again then treat.

Taking or plucking it off was fine to do.

 

[MrsE88]

Ok, I'll keep an eye out then. I did apply some bio bandage to the area too.
I'm really feeling very upset with the fish store I bought him at. And with myself really. This is the second time I've gotten a fish with a parasite from them. I'm so tempted to ask where they get their fish from because the breeder sucks.

 

[tarheel96]

What treatment do you have? Dimulin-x (diflubenzuron)? One with cyclopropyl?

I'd be very angry at the lfs. If you'd had them before then you know how treatment works.

 

[MrsE88]

What treatment do you have? Dimulin-x (diflubenzuron)? One with cyclopropyl?

I'd be very angry at the lfs. If you'd had them before then you know how treatment works.

I have microbe-lift lice and anchor worm treatment. The active ingredient is cyromazine.
I have never had fish lice before so this would be my first time treating for that. I did have anchor worms in my pond. This treatment worked great on them. I haven't seen any since finishing the treatment.

 

[tarheel96]

Cyromazine. That's it. How did everything go with the anchor worms. I'm curious about the eggs. Cypr and dimulin kill the larvae and some adult stages but I don't think either will kill the eggs right? So you just have to treat the tank/pond long enough and dose often enough to kill every last egg that hatches?

 

[MrsE88]

You treat once a week for three weeks. You do a water change and then dose the water. It is what I found when looking it up; "The active ingredient cyromazine, an insect growth regulator, inhibits the growth of larva and juvenile parasites, providing a long term treatment"
Do you do need to wait for the eggs to hatch. And it's also why(at least with anchor worms) you remover the adults from the fish to help the process.

For the anchor worms I used tweezers to remove the adults and then treated with bio bandage. I did that every time I saw an adult. I treated according to the directions and haven't had a problem since. I was very happy with this medication.