White pimple on Gillz?

[West1]

My Armatus has a white pimple or thorn sticking out of his gill on the right side... anyone know what it could be? Parasit maybe?

I noticed a week ago there was a white worm (super small) crawling on the floor of the grow out tank... I took it out and tossed in outside.
Dont know how else to describe it except by a white bloodworm about 1/8" long. I didnt think anything of it till now... was that a parasite?
Does it sound like thats what my Armatus has?

Thanks

 

[West1]

Okay, can I get some names of parasites that look like white worms??

 

[keepinfish]

not as small as planeria?

 

[hybridtheoryd16]

sounds like its prazi time for your armatus.

They are all wild caught so its very very possible that most of the new armatus came in with a larger parasite load.

 

[West1]

Ive got no clue wha Planeria is?

Hes been in a Prazi bath for 3 weeks...

Im thinking of just pulling it out and see what happends. If He died im not sure if Id buy another one as I just lost 3 Leichardtis and im not feeling the high dollar fish right now... not to mention 1 of 5 Armatus I bought checked out too.

I dont know what to think of it. It dont look norma but dont look like no parasite. Ill try to get one of my BSlr pics up tomorrow Lol

 

[vamptrev]

how is he acting?

 

[channarox]

planeria is a harmless little white worm which spreads throughout your glass and substrate when there is excess food,totally harmless as far as i know.
add salt,high temp,and hope for the best.

 

[Otherone]

If it looks like a white thorn protruding from the gill or a pimple anchored on or around the gill plate with a white pointy tail it's probably a fluke. Not sure if prazziquantel kills flukes as it's common use is for internals not externals. I've had w/c fish with this before API General cure is supposed to kill it if your skittish about heavy metals. I know first hand Mardel cletteed cooper safe will kill it and will not hurt burn Payara takes about 2-3 weeks to dissappear.

 

[West1]

how is he acting?

Normal... like any other Armatus ive had. Eating and swimming well

planeria is a harmless little white worm which spreads throughout your glass and substrate when there is excess food,totally harmless as far as i know.
add salt,high temp,and hope for the best.

Nope, not that. I think there is another parasite that has that description called springtails... I think those are harmless aswell.

If it looks like a white thorn protruding from the gill or a pimple anchored on or around the gill plate with a white pointy tail it's probably a fluke. Not sure if prazziquantel kills flukes as it's common use is for internals not externals. I've had w/c fish with this before API General cure is supposed to kill it if your skittish about heavy metals. I know first hand Mardel cletteed cooper safe will kill it and will not hurt burn Payara takes about 2-3 weeks to dissappear.

It looks like a half a worm sticking out but motionless. It is a milk white color

As for that little thin worm I seen in the tank, any ideas on what it could have been? It was moving across the bottom like a slug does and was also a milk white but you had to realy focus on the worm to see it... with the white thing on my Armatus, you dont have to focus that much... its visible.

 

[channarox]

if hes eating fine it shouldnt be too big a problem.
its always the case with hydrolycus,unless its a huge problem theyll continue eating fine.
springtails?found in aquariums?
i find springtails in tarantula cages bro.