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Whats growing on my OrangeSpotted Sunfish????

Started by Guest_Krtismo_* , May 03 2007 06:33 PM

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#1 Guest_Krtismo_*

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Posted 03 May 2007 - 06:33 PM

What is it?

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#2 Guest_Skipjack_*

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Posted 03 May 2007 - 10:11 PM

I would guess it may be an early yellow grub infestation. So early that it may still be causing redness, whereas later a callous may form around the cysts. This is purely a guess, but it is certainly in one of the primary areas that yellow grub would infect. Hopefully someone with more experience will chime in here.

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#3 Guest_Krtismo_*

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Posted 04 May 2007 - 11:59 AM

If you zoom in on it, it looks like there is some kind of a needly thing sticking out of it.

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#4 Guest_mjosephfish_*

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Posted 04 May 2007 - 01:32 PM

It looks like yellow grub to me too. You need to take all the snails out of your tank so you don’t spread this to your other fish. Centrachidae get this from snails: they eat them and get the grub. The life cycle of this grub is much more complex then that, but the removal of snails and birds will keep this grub from reproducing in your tank. I suggest just getting rid of the sick fish.

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#5 Guest_Skipjack_*

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Posted 04 May 2007 - 02:17 PM

If there is something sticking out of it, I suppose it could be anchor worm. Does the thing sticking out of it have a fork at the end of it? Anchor worm can be cured fairly easily with dimilin, though it will take months for the dead anchor worm to drop off. most people pluck them out manually.

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#6 Guest_Krtismo_*

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Posted 04 May 2007 - 03:51 PM

I'll try and get some better pics.....

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#7 Guest_Krtismo_*

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Posted 04 May 2007 - 06:33 PM

OK, I think it might be an anchor worm.

Now, all I have to do is remove the worm and that is it? Or to I need to treat it till it dies and then remove it?

What should I do?

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#8 Guest_teleost_*

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Posted 04 May 2007 - 10:10 PM

You really want to be sure it's anchor worm before you treat for them.
I would suggest adding salt to 1 TBS per 5 gallons and in three days add more salt daily until you're up to 2 TBS per 5 gallons. Salt at these levels slow or even stop reproduction of anchor worm in most cases and will give you time to figure out what you have.

I've seen a similar problem in wild fish in the exact same location on the body. It in no way appeared to be either Lernea (anchor worm) or Yellow grub. I'm not an expert in these matters though. Did you pluck the problem off yet? If so you should easily be able to identify it as anchor worm.

Treatment for anchor worm takes a very long time and isn't all that cheap but I'll admit many treatments can cost more. I don't want to tell you to treat for anchor worm unless your 100% certain. Salt will give you time if indeed you have anchor worm.

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#9 Guest_Krtismo_*

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Posted 05 May 2007 - 09:21 AM

Should I just euthanize the fish? And just hope I don't see any more of the problem?

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#10 Guest_teleost_*

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Posted 05 May 2007 - 08:43 PM

Should I just euthanize the fish? And just hope I don't see any more of the problem?

I don't think you should out the fish down at this time. You honestly don't know what it is yet do you? This might easily be resolved. The first time I came upon a fish with an unwanted hitchhiker, I considered it a challenge. I needed to identify the pest and learn how to deal with it.