Gourami W/possible Parasite?

[Tower]

Tank size: 42g
pH: 7.8
ammonia: 0
nitrite: 0
nitrate: 5-10ppm~
kH: Unknown
gH: Unknown
tank temp: 77

Fish Symptoms: Gold Gourami has a protruding white spot (see picture) and another starting to appear slightly below it

Volume and Frequency of water changes: 20%~ (10-12g) weekly

Chemical Additives or Media in your tank: Seachem Prime added to new water only

Tank inhabitants: 1 Gold Gourami, 1 Dwarf Gourami, 1 Black Molly, 4 Platies, 1 Cory, 2 Rams, 1 Loach, 1 Algae Cat, 2 Clown Loach

Recent additions to your tank (living or decoration): The Clown loaches, after spending 11 days in a smaller 10g quarantine tank, sympton on Gourami had already appears but was a small red dot at first

Exposure to chemicals: None other then the prime on water changes, I have a quarantine/medical tank


I'm at a loss as to what this may be, but am leaning towards parasite of some type. He's not flashing nor exhibiting any adverse behaviours, but as you can see clearly something is wrong. Incidentally, my blue ram who has had inflamed gills twice in the last 18 months or so due to flukes, is showing in-flamation again. I figured that when I treat him I would treat the gourami as well if it's a parasite. Any advice as to properly identifying this spot would be greatly appreciated, thank you.

 

[JoeGuzzo]

is that the only dot he has? have anymore began to appear on him?

if he becomes covered in those little white dots then to me it looks like ich! nasty little parasite!

there are two ways to battle the ich parasite, there is the natural way and the chemical treatment.

ich is a cold water parasite whichc if it is ich im a little suprised you have it with youre temp at 77 although the same thing happened to me and my temp was at 80. to battle it naturally just put your water temp up to 82 and wait a little while a few hours maybe even a whole day to see if white dots start to disappear. but i would go and get the ich treatment from your LPS anyway just to be safe maybe go out after you raised your temp up to 82.

if its not ich then i have no idea what that could be i only know this much about ich because like i said i had a fish with it and researched it a lot.

P.S. ich doesnt just contaminate one fish, it is within the whole tank each little white dot is thousands of those little parasites so even if raising the water temp does get rid of it on your fish i would still treat the tank even if only a little bit just to be safe

 

[Tower]

Definitely not Ich, today it's no longer a bump but actually protruding out like a tube-ish looking string. Almost 100% certain it's an anchor worm or something similar.

Thanks for the input though!

 

[JoeGuzzo]

ahh i tried lol youre welcome though and good luck with finsing out what it is and treating hope your little fishy pal makes it!