Parasite on my new Marble Goby

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DanDanUK

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I just picked up my new marble Goby yesterday and noticed that it had some sort of parasite attached let me describe it to you , it's like some sort of worm it has got a clear body which seems to be some sort of jelly and has a black line inside it and it just hangs on the outside of the fishes body. I pulled them all off with tweasers and form the eye it looks like i got them all there was loads of them.

What i'm asking is although it may look like i have them all will they still be in the water and will they attach them selfs to my other fish ? is there a treatment which will get rid of them completley ? should i be worried !


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Fruitbat

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It is possible that the Anchor Worms (which aren't really worms at all but are parasitic copepods) could infest your other fish. If the female 'worms' happened to release an egg case then you will still have some of the nasty little beasties in the tank. Certainly worth keeping an eye out for.

While some people advocate pulling the 'worms' off with tweezers, I've always had my best luck getting rid of this parasite using a product called Jungle Parasite Clear. I don't know if it is available in England, however.

-Joe
 
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Masa_Rov

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DanDanThePiranhaMan said:
Well fella thanks for your feedback but !..... i have an Arowana in my tank and copper medication is a big NO ... NO ! for the likes of Aro's You see copper is bad for these sort of fish . :)
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You may want to look into the following drug companies:

http://www.pondliner.com/Dimilin.htm
http://www.aquariumpharm.com/pchealth.html
http://www.junglelabs.com/pages/details.asp?item=TB635

I believe that all of the products mentioned above have no copper but have diflubenzuron (which kills anchor worms).

Some people have said that arows are sensitive to Dimilin.

I have only used the one by Jungle Labs (to get rid of another type of parasite) with an arowana in the tank. The arowana was not hurt by it.

If your fish has anchor worms: Anchor worms are crustaceans. All crustaceans, unwanted and wanted, will probably be negatively affected by those medications.

Masa
 
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Masa_Rov said:
You may want to look into the following drug companies:

http://www.pondliner.com/Dimilin.htm
http://www.aquariumpharm.com/pchealth.html
http://www.junglelabs.com/pages/details.asp?item=TB635

I believe that all of the products mentioned above have no copper but have diflubenzuron (which kills anchor worms).

Some people have said that arows are sensitive to Dimilin.

I have only used the one by Jungle Labs (to get rid of another type of parasite) with an arowana in the tank. The arowana was not hurt by it.

If your fish has anchor worms: Anchor worms are crustaceans. All crustaceans, unwanted and wanted, will probably be negatively affected by those medications.

Masa
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Once i have used the treatment and have used it for the correct amount of time any parasites that have missed on the fish will they just drop off ?
 
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