Yellow grub (Clinostomum) parasite

[Stibnite]

Alright, so, somehow I have some fish infected by these.

I have no "how" my fish could have an outdoor parasite, other than when I introduced some live plants a good while back, there were possibly snails which held the larval form of this annoying parasite.

Anyone have a clue how to rid my affected fish of the yellow grub (Clinostomum) parasite?

At night, these things push to the surface, leaving open wounds.

I wasn't able to identify them until today when I did some deeper research.

Right now, I have a GM Flowerhorn with a huge popeye, from what I thought was an injury, but turns out to be a grub on the inside of his eye. The stupid little thing popped his head out this evening, and I recall seeing some just like it before on the left side of my severum's lateral line last year.

I thought I killed the parasite off with a parasite cure, but I guess I was mistaken.

Research tells me these things can live for years in a fish, and eventually kill it.

How do I ultimately clear my tank of these pests? Seems they are only in the tank I introduced live plants to over a year ago.

 

[Stibnite]

Second sentence, I meant to say, " I have no idae how . . . "

So, no one has experience with these?

I ended up removing my fish and pulling the grub out with a pair of tweezers.

I could only get the one on the surface, and it appeared there "may" have been another underneath, but to avoid injury I avoided it.

The eyes have gotten smaller since removing the grub, but are cloudy and slightly swollen still.

His vision isn't blind, but he's certainly affected with perhaps blurry vision, as he misses his food a few times before landing it in his mouth.

He's a really tough fish. I wish more was known about successful removal of these grubs.

If anyone is confused, it is the same grub-like yellowish worms you finsh inside game fishs' muscle tissues when filleting them. Bass, sunfish, pike and drum seem to get them most often, but any fish can be affected.

Anyhow, if someone has some advice, please share it.