parasites

First off I would like to say hi to the mfk community. Even though I am just now a member this forum has been a primary source of information and inspiration for me. So about 2-3 weeks ago I picked up some ~1 inch ebjd fry. I know that there are a finicky fish but I have had a 4/4 success...

I acquired a ray yesterday that is incredibly famished. Poor thing looks like it hasn't eaten for months... Details I know: The guy told me he was moving soon and needed to re-home the ray and was having no luck selling him. He's about 11" disc I'd say. He said he's a marble, that I'm not...

Hello, the other day I noticed a small, white bump on the side of my Golden Severum, with what looked to be a very small thin, nearly transparent worm coming out of the middle a few milimeters. Its so tiny it would be impossible to get a clear picture, but the best way I can describe it is a...

75 gal set up in January using the filter and water from the 35gL fish were fine until added the 4 new rainbows I received for Valentine's Day - which I added without quarantining ;( big mistake never had a bad fish from this store before and didn't have a quarantine tank set up at our new...

Hello MFK community!! I'm surprised I'm here talking about my pleco out of everyone having a problem ( considering I'm constantly frantic about my bichir even when there's nothing wrong with lol.. ) I'm afraid he might have a mild case of fin rot I've never seen his sailfin so see through!! It...

Hello Guys, I've been battling what I believe to be internal parasites. My runt flowerhorn has fallen prey to them and is not eating and hasn't been for about a week. My other fish are showing signs of parasites from "mouthing" and a decreased appetite. I have a 125 gallon tank with a 45...

Hi, this is my first post in this website, so hello guys :). So, two days ago I bought a black oranda goldfish. When I got him I noticed there was a dangly piece of scale on his side, but didn't think much of it. The following day I noticed that a second one had appeared on his other side. So...