parasite identification please (pics)

[m8r8j]

added a bunch of pumpkinseeds to my 65 quarantine/jag growout and they have strange parasites on their fins... they are pretty large actually. i have aquarium salt i was going to dose to take care of it.. and i also have tetra parasite guard. what do you think these hitch hikers are?? and will salt do the job?? how many tsp/gal?? heres some pics




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[m8r8j]

and yes i know it has ammonia burns on its fins its from being in the bucket on the way back.


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[m8r8j]

anyone?? id like to add the salt tonight before bed but im not sure if its ok to salt water of native fish that were only added yesterday night


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[m8r8j]

cant find it anywhere online


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[m8r8j]

bump


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[strollo22]

I wouldn't add salt. I would wait until tomorrow and pick up an anti parasitic med like api general cure


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[m8r8j]

ok ill hold off on the salt for now. maybe these will go away on their own because i cant find any info on them and aquarium fish


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[Aquanero]

Looks like it could be Anchor worm, I can't see it to well. Can you discribe it? I see a spot on the fin anything hanging off it?

 

[m8r8j]

they are like round tan half balls, almost like half of a clam, maybe half the size of a grain of rice. no hairs or anything hanging off them.. and just on the fins


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[Aquanero]

it's possibile it could be lymphocystis which if it is, is a virus and has no cure. It is usually not fatal and most times goes into remission. It will be transmitted to other fish however and these fish should never be used for breeding. Otherwise there is no treatment for it.

I'm not saying for sure this is what it is I have no way of determining that from a photo. White "lumps" on the fins is one of the symptoms but could also be an in cysted parasite like an anchor worm. Keep the fish isolated and keep and eye on them for a couple of weeks in a QT tank to see if anything else devlopes.