Angelfish - Tiny Worms/flukes On Body

[jimbooo]

Hi everyone.

my 4.5 inch adult angel (in avatar pic) is having trouble. after moving the tank last weekend, new house, different water (high phosphate). 50% water added from new property. filters left in tank water during transit.

stats:

nitrite - o
ammonia - 0

nitrate - 5-15ppm (i add it for the plants)
phosphate - 1 to 1.5ppm

co2 - 30-40ppm

oxygen - saturated

basically there are tiny white worms about 1 to 2 mm in size on the body and head of my angel, no other fish effected. if you watch closely they actually crawl around on the body.

i have never seen this before and am curerntly 3 days into treatment with protozin.

any idea what this is people, he's daddy of the tank and really needs to get better soon.

tank pic below, i promise i did the move correctly, no short cuts at all.

 

[Bloo]

Does it look anything like this perhaps (one of my fish) ?

For more info, see this topic.

 

[jimbooo]

thanks for the reply mate

not really they do not stick out, all flat to the fish's body

 

[Bloo]

Can't help (from experience) then I'm afraid

Wish you best of luck! Perhaps send a quick pm to Tolak - Mr "Angelfish expert" and see what he recommends.

 

[black angel]

I dont think protozin is for parasites. maybe something like sterazin or even paragon.

 

[jimbooo]

it's a whitespot / gill fluke etc.. treatment. all i had in the cupboard was that, Myxacin and Melafix. thought i'd give it a try.

thanks bloo, will do.

 

[Tolak]

Sounds like a parasite of some sort. Being in the UK, some treatments that are available here aren't available to you. Potassium permanganate should help, copper will kill any non-invertebrates, but must be used with caution, especially in softer water. A med tank would be needed for either medication.

 

[jimbooo]

thanks tolak. ahh, no med tank available though. just the 180.

i thought the white spot treatment would help as thats a parasite too. one more treatment to do so i'll make a decision after that. i cant add anything else until after the water change anyway or the cocktail of meds may cause more problems in them selves.

i'll keep you posted.

 

[Bloo]

I would also strongly suggest running a carbon pad for a few hours between the w/c and the old / new meds.

 

[jimbooo]

thanks bloo. good point, i have tonnes of carbon which i'll never use anyway. at last a use for it....

i'd never of thought of that so thanks for the pointer. hope your well.