Pond Boss Forums GENERAL QUESTIONS Help Black pepper flakes in fish flesh

Just in case Cat's links don't include this, 1) most fish parasites are harmless to humans, especially after cooking (I trim them out and don't worry about any I may have missed), and 2) stocking some RES to eat snails (and remove that portion of many parasites' life cycle) will likely reduce the incidence of parasites in your fish.