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I have a 30 gal tank at home which I placed some small bluegill from our pond before it was drained for renovation. They had a case of ich which I cleared up, this occured 2 months ago. Now the have what looks like white parasite on one of the fish, almost worm like. Petshop said it is anchor worm. Does this sound right and is it common? Got meds for them and waiting for it to work. Never saw this on any of the fish taken out of the pond.
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Aquatic Ecosystems has several pages in their product book that are listed as tx for anchor worms. What med are you using, Quigibo?
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Anchor worms aren't white. They look like a bristle off an old hair brush. If you have anchor worms, they will be imbedded in the flesh of the fish, with the short "tail" sticking out from the fish. Often, there's algae growing on the anchor worm. If you will catch the fish, wet your hand, grab the anchor worm and give it a gentle tug, it will come out. You will see a head covered with spiny-looking nodes that "anchor" it in fish flesh. Anchor worms aren't usually a big problem.
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