What is this Parasite?

[bobtan]

its a small tiny worm and there is another paprasite i could not get which looks like a coral or something.this is the wormy

 

[bobtan]

parasite*

 

[bobtan]

what do i do to get rid of it?

 

[aclockworkorange]

Is that on a fish or on equipment?

 

[Orthodontist]

Cud u post a better pic?nd y do u think that its a parasite..has any of ur fish been acting strange lately?..did u put in plants or fish from a stream or pond?

 

[bobtan]

Is that on a fish or on equipment? the worm is floating in the water Cud u post a better pic?nd y do u think that its a parasite..has any of ur fish been acting strange lately?..did u put in plants or fish from a stream or pond? ill try to get a btr pic,they are still the same and i never took any plants or fish from the pond

 

[aclockworkorange]

If it's in the water it's likely planaria, which is harmless. Google "planaria aquarium" and compare pics.

 

[briensmith19]

Parasitism is a type of symbiotic relationship between organisms of different species where one organism, the parasite, benefits at the expense of the other, the host. Traditionally parasite referred to organisms with lifestages that went beyond one host which are now called macro-parasites. Parasites can now also refer to microparasites, which are typically smaller, such as viruses and bacteria and can be directly transmitted between hosts of one species.

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[JC_P]

The coral looking thing is most likely a hydra, which is in fact not a parasite, but a freshwater polyp. Don't worry it's harmless to fish.

 

[calioutlaw1a]

Parasitism is a type of symbiotic relationship between organisms of different species where one organism, the parasite, benefits at the expense of the other, the host. Traditionally parasite referred to organisms with lifestages that went beyond one host which are now called macro-parasites. Parasites can now also refer to microparasites, which are typically smaller, such as viruses and bacteria and can be directly transmitted between hosts of one species.

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Uh, what?