Some Kind Of Hook Worm? I Think

[ilikebunnies311]

my little sister just got a new fish for her tank that she got its cycled and everything i made sure of that.....i check on her new and her other fish everyday for her because she is little and cant really look after anything yet....

but i think her new fish a gold fish had a attached worm on his upper back right behind the dorsal fin... what should i get to help him what kind of meds do i need...... please help




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[WILDER]

Does it have a forked tail.
Whats your location.

 

[ilikebunnies311]

yeah it does. im trying to find out what kind it is on google but i cant find it. and my camera isnt working either so no luck there.

i like in mass. in the U.S

 

[WILDER]

Its anchor worm you can remove them.
Here a link look under anchor worm.
http/www.goldfishinfo.com/ailment1.htm#anchor

 

[ilikebunnies311]

thanks im going to get it now hopefully one of the pet stores around here has what i need thanks alot!!!

 

[WILDER]

Ok.
Need to get rid of it fast as there very nasty parasite.
Good luck.

 

[CCFC Monkey]

I had anchor worm ages ago, couldnt get rid of it for months. The best thing i Found which destroyed it was called "PARAZIN P" by waterlife, and it is readily avalible on E-bay.

Its normally used in ponds, but waterlife told me to put one tablet in, as overdosing will not harm the fish!

This treament is fine also for plants.

DO NOT whatever you do pull the worm out the fish, has its head will remain stuck insides its body, parazin will destroy the parasite no questions asked. It was the only thing that worked for me.

Once the anchor worm appears to be gone, after after about 4 weeks from the first dose, re-dose incase there are still traces of it avalible.

I did hella research on this, asked a lot of people. <even Wilder lol> and still "parazin p" was the only thing that worked!

Parazin on ebay