need help my bichirs got lil tiny worms on them

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RiskEE

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so today i was trying to put a pic up of bichir of the month and i noticed my bichirs have lil worms all over them they look clear but u can see them latching on at one end and moving what should i do
 
mo they dont look like that most of them are clear and some kinda have black dots the kinda look like tiny white hair
 
can you post a pic of the bichirs.Can they be noticed in the pic.
I would medicate the tank with some prazi pro or pimafix
 
tryed taking pics but the cant be seen it has all ready did some damage on the slimcoat of a few of my bichirs
 
All wild caught Bichirs have hook worm issues. At least all the wild caught Bichirs I ever owned. It's no big deal just treat for hook worms in a hospital tank for a couple days BEFORE you introduce into your main tank. I use a 20 long for this. Just set the tank next to your main tank and drain some water into it, but a sponge filter in there and the fish and medication. It only takes a few days. It's cheaper to treat 20 gallons of water also vs the main tank lol

Edit: This is so common (to me) I just treat all new Bichirs even if I don't see the hook worms. I've had new fish for 3 to 4 weeks before I saw the hook worms, so now I just treat every new Bichir
 
thanks egon but the bichirs seem to be trying to scrap them off the jerk and burst with speed and bang aganst the tank do u think its ancor worms
 
Egon said:
All wild caught Bichirs have hook worm issues. At least all the wild caught Bichirs I ever owned. It's no big deal just treat for hook worms in a hospital tank for a couple days BEFORE you introduce into your main tank. I use a 20 long for this. Just set the tank next to your main tank and drain some water into it, but a sponge filter in there and the fish and medication. It only takes a few days. It's cheaper to treat 20 gallons of water also vs the main tank lol

Edit: This is so common (to me) I just treat all new Bichirs even if I don't see the hook worms. I've had new fish for 3 to 4 weeks before I saw the hook worms, so now I just treat every new Bichir
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So should bicher bought from big chainstores (ie petsmart) be treated the same way b/c i jus got 2 tonight
 
RiskEE said:
thanks egon but the bichirs seem to be trying to scrap them off the jerk and burst with speed and bang aganst the tank do u think its ancor worms
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LOL yes Ancor worm, I'm a dork. Good catch
 
lol what meds should i use and idk how big ancor worms are but these little buggers on my bichirs are tiny
 
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