I dont know whats wrong with him, i just noticed this the other day and i figured it was just a scratch. But now i see this white thing coming out of it. Its like coming out of the very bottom of his gill. I remember a thread about anchor worm, is this what it is? He's still eating very well on guppies and freeze dried shrimp. Ammonia - 0, Nitrate - 15-20, Nitrite 0. hes in a planted tank kept at 78 degrees with a ph of 6.5.
What's Wrong With My Bichir
- Thread starter amesbien
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Not an anchor worm but ifwild caught bichirs often carry flukes and nematodes, IO suggest you try a salt and metrodazinol treatment before anything else, it often helps and seldom hurts
I don't know, try to PM Beblondie, she is the bichir guru. Seriously, if it involves bichirs she will know.
kinda hard to tell if it's anchor worm, though it seems to fit the bill. in any case, it appears to be a parasite of some sort from the pic. it's not the so-called 'flukes' commonly seen on wild bichirs as those are very tiny white hair like worms.
have you added new fish lately? what was the first sign of symptom?
have you added new fish lately? what was the first sign of symptom?
difficult to tell from the pics. i agree with Infblue, it sure does seem to fit the profile of an anchor worm.
-quarantine the fish if not already.
-look at the illustrations to see if they match your parasite.
-read the recommended treatments...
links to some anchor worm treatments.
http://www.kokosgoldfish.com/Anchor Worm.html
http://www.fishdeals.com/fish_diseases/anchor_worms/
-quarantine the fish if not already.
-look at the illustrations to see if they match your parasite.
-read the recommended treatments...
links to some anchor worm treatments.
http://www.kokosgoldfish.com/Anchor Worm.html
http://www.fishdeals.com/fish_diseases/anchor_worms/