hair like worms??????

[rixy]

hi,i noticed on all my 3 bichirs that they have fine hair like creatures on them that move.what are they????obviously some kind of parasite,but what????what medicine should i use to kill the little buggers????

thanks in advance mark

 

[jconley]

I can't tell you exactly what they are, but I can tell you how to kill them. I just treated 4 senegalus with salt and Prazi Pro by Hikari, works like a charm every time. I also treated my retropinnis with this about 9 months ago.

 

[messiner]

anchor worms, common on bichirs. ive ised jungle parasite clear with results. no worries

 

[beblondie]

Monogenetic trematodes(skin and gill flukes)These resemble fine hairs or very fine pieces of thread,they are visible to the naked eye by using Jungle labs Parasite guard at 3/4 dose.(this is the most comon parasite i have seen)-Anne

 

[rixy]

thanks everyone.i'll get down the lfs this morning.

 

[rixy]

can anyone tell me what causes them please????

 

[Kenta]

if they have forked tails they are probably anchor worms, if they don't they are most likely body flukes.

See Anne for treatment cause?? i dunno, i've had them appear out of nowhere before, i left them alone for a while and their number grew and they spread all over the body. I treated with parasite clear and they were all dead within 48 hours