Well i just noticed that my blue channel cat has what seems to be tiny worm looking things sticking to its fins. I dont know what they are or what to do about them. I have had the fish for over a year with no problem however i did put 3 catfish i caught out of a river in the tank in the past month that ended up dieing after about 4 weeks in the tank, im afraid they may have prought this parasite to my tank. Does anyone know what this may be and a way to stop it and save the fish?
Fin Parasite On My Blue Channel Catfish?
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, Nov 17 2007 08:43 PM
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Posted 17 November 2007 - 08:55 PM
I would guess anchor worm, but without a photo for positive ID it's a guess at best.Well i just noticed that my blue channel cat has what seems to be tiny worm looking things sticking to its fins. I dont know what they are or what to do about them. I have had the fish for over a year with no problem however i did put 3 catfish i caught out of a river in the tank in the past month that ended up dieing after about 4 weeks in the tank, im afraid they may have prought this parasite to my tank. Does anyone know what this may be and a way to stop it and save the fish?
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Posted 17 November 2007 - 09:28 PM
I don't think I've ever seen an anchor worm attached to the actual fin. At the base of the fin yes, but not on the fin itself. I agree that a photo or precise description might help.
I've seen it on a lot of the sunfish I catch. Actually on the fin. I've always wondered what good that would do, considering the fin doesn't have much meat on it.
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Posted 17 November 2007 - 10:15 PM
I'd say that's anchor worm. You could take him out and scrape/pull them off. That's what I used to do with my sunfish. I'm not sure how salt will affect naked catfish, so I'm not going to tell you to add salt. Maybe some of the other catfish experts out there know if salt will harm catfish?
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Posted 17 November 2007 - 10:27 PM
They look soft and if that is the case, they're not anchor worms. You should pull them off either way. At that time you remove them you'll either notice the critters are slippery and soft or hard. I'd use tweezers (anchor worms crunch when you squeeze them). If they crunch you'll need to treat for anchor worms since removing them will not stop the cycle. Do you think you can get them all off without sedating the fish?
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Posted 17 November 2007 - 10:31 PM
They look soft and if that is the case, they're not anchor worms. You should pull them off either way. At that time you remove them you'll either notice the critters are slippery and soft or hard. I'd use tweezers (anchor worms crunch when you squeeze them). If they crunch you'll need to treat for anchor worms since removing them will not stop the cycle. Do you think you can get them all off without sedating the fish?
I didn't know that anchor worms crunched. What are the soft ones? A leech?
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Posted 18 November 2007 - 11:00 AM
Leeches! Same treatment as anchor worms, just be sure to have a good grip when you grab ahold. Also, catfish are sensitive to salt.
I can only see one of the pictures but I'd say leeches ^
And I'll second anchor worms crunch.
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Posted 18 November 2007 - 07:22 PM
I have seen enough of them to almost promise that they are leeches. Salt at the level to kill the leeches will be higher than the catfish can tolerate. do not use salt. Fluke tabs kill leeches, but I am not sure how well catfish tolerate this medicine either. Read the directions.Manually removing them might be the ticket.
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Posted 18 November 2007 - 08:45 PM
And I'll second anchor worms crunch.
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Praline: Am I right in thinking there's a real frog in here?
Milton: Yes. A little one.
Praline: What sort of frog?
Milton: A dead frog.
Praline: Is it cooked?
Milton: No.
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Milton: What else?
Praline: Well don't you even take the bones out?
Milton: If we took the bones out it wouldn't be crunchy would it?
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