White “worm” like thing from Rosy fin Tetra

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  1. HeinrichC

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    Hi All

    I hope that someone can help me to identify the “worm” like thing coming from my rosy fin tetra. He is still swimming and eating as normal, I have lost a rosy fin in the past due to this. I also recently finished a cycle(100ml bottle) of Paragaurd and this “worm” like thing only started after the treatment. I have attached some photos. I’m scared that this will infect my more expensive fishes. I have tried looking for answers on other forums, but no luck.

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  3. Amakawa

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    Have you tried Prazi-Pro? Its more along the lines of what you need for "worms".
     
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    Might be a swing and a miss here, but "worm" might be both correct and incorrect here.

    That looks to me like an anchor worm, which is not a worm at all, and is in fact a crustacean (a copepod to be precise). I've heard of few cases of people trying to treat them with Paraguard, but with little success usually. There are a number of effective treatments for them, though, with manual removal and salt baths being the most readily accessible. These methods are simple, but unless the whole tank is salt treated (which can be rough on both plants and certain species) you may likely see more pop up after treatment.

    There are more powerful drugs available for treatment, but I would imagine they'd require veterinary prescription.

    Again, I might be wrong, but if I squint hard enough it looks like that's what it might be.
     
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    If I'm not mistaken, potassium permanganate can be used for anchor worms.
     
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    Yes, I had forgotten this is effective too. I do advise caution as stronger doses used in the tank can negatively affected your biological filtration. Otherwise best used as a bath treatment.
     
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    Yes it's an anchor worm. Don't pull it off, cut it in half like you would do with a tick. If you see more then you'll have to treat, maybe you're lucky and its just the one. It's an exoparasite so easy to spot and won't affect the fish as hard as what endoparasites do.
     
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    If you find a fertilizer or other water treatment that isnt safe for shrimp - would that not work for this? Most of those treatments that are not safe for inverts contain copper which is equivalent to arsenic for us.
     

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