Any Ideas What This Is On The Birchir

[england]

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its not my birchir but someone i know on another site and just thought our exsperts could save the day
hes had the fishes for a year and only new entry were two nics but he treated the tank when he added them

 

[WILDER]

Dosn't look like anchor worm to me there usually hairlike with a forked tail.
This is anchor worm.
I would post the pic in tropical discussion alot of members go over there, and someone might no what parasite it is.

 

[fry_lover]

the link doesnt work for me

 

[WILDER]

Link works for me, what they are don't have a clue.
They look grey in colour and quite a thick body to them, they look like there buried well into the skin.

 

[kj23502]

The link didn't work for me either. It says "I'm forbidden" to access the pic.

 

[WILDER]

The fish look like it has hole in the head as I can see some pitting.
I was looking in the wrong place on the fish.

Here the pic.

 

[kj23502]

Thanks Wilder


hmmmm......

 

[WILDER]

When you enlarge the pic it looks like the fish has pitting which means hole in the head.
[URL="http/www.worldcichlids.com/diseases/Adamhith.html"]http/www.worldcichlids.com/diseases/Adamhith.html[/URL]

Hexamita (a.k.a. Hole-In-The-Head)



Symptoms:

Indications for this disease are small holes in the body, particularly the head. These develop into tubular eruptions. Other symptoms may include yellow strings of mucous, which may trail from the lesions around the head. Sick fish may lose their appetite and become emaciated (sunken belly region). Their colors may fade and pale, stringy feces may also be observed.



Cause:

The flagellate Hexamita. This parasite infects the gallbladder, intestines and blood stream. Fibrosis of the gallbladder may occur as a result of infection. Low-level infestations may exist for quite some time unnoticed. Cichlids and Gourami are the species most commonly afflicted with this disease.



Treatment:

The medication Metronidazole (Flagyl). This infestation is contagious, therefore, all fish in the tank should be treated.

 

[england]

thanks wilder when i was looking at the picture i never even noticed the pitting i seemed to concentrate on the worm like things!!!!
i will tell him what you think as yes i also think it has HITH you are good
but this bloomin worm like things thats got us stumped!!!
he also has an albino with exsact same conditions
here see
http/image66.webshots.com/666/4/1/4/2843...48gWMZUs_fs.jpg

 

[england]

just looked at his post on another forum and this is the awnser he got from someone with great knoledge

Monogenetic trematodes(skin and gill flukes)
Macrogyrodactylus polypter-malmberg
Macrogyrodactylus polypteri- may be found in wildcaught P.senegalus form Gambia
These resemble fine hairs or very fine pieces of thread,they are visible to the naked
eye.
jungle labs parasite guard or hakari prazi-pro should get em

 

[WILDER]

In the pits of the little holes with hole in the head you can see the worms inside them sometimes.
I wouldn't rule out hole in the head as you can see pitting.
I looked flukes up but usually you can't see them with the naked eye.

 

[england]

thanks for you help!!!! yes i also agree with you about HITH just i never noticed til you said thanks again

 

[WILDER]

How is the fish doing bless him.

 

[DarkEntity]

thanks for you help!!!! yes i also agree with you about HITH just i never noticed til you said thanks again

All Senegals ive seen have pits in their head and along their nose. Just treat the fish for flukes, worms etc. Its very common on wild caught fish, my P Palmas had the same things. I used Wormerplus and it cleared rite up along with the larger deeper holes.