Any idea what this work like thing is? Parasite?

[exodus1500]

One of my Altums had an injured scale and what looked like a parasite on it. I pulled the fish and removed the object. You can see the scale for reference.

It does not seem segmented, and doesnt have a Y shape to it like an anchir worm. There also doesnt seem to be a head.

The picture was taken under a magnifying glass.

There is also one that seems buried in it's top fin, but that was more invasive than I wanted to try and remove.

 

[exodus1500]

White object still in the top fin: wife said the one in it's top fin has been there since we got them about a 2 weeks now.

 

[kno4te]

Hard to say what it is. Does look parasitic. Angelfish wild? Can try seachem paruagard and methylene blue dip.

 

[exodus1500]

its wild, but its been in the country for 6 months or so I think

 

[exodus1500]

Ok, so after it had been out of the water for a couple hours I poked it with the tweezers and it crunched.... I feel like any kind of worm should have been deflated and gooey. I am kind of leaning towards an errant pectoral barb from my L330 pleco, but Im not sure what the base of the barbs look like, and I didnt see a pointed hook on the tip, but that could have broke off I guess.

The barbs on the pectoral are much shorter and less barbed than the cheek ones.

 

[kno4te]

Let’s hope just a barb then. If ur able to get it off then just monitor.