parasite

TLDR-is this ich? How screwed am I? Logistical nightmares ahead So the dreaded day has come.. I’m pretty sure this is Ich (tried to get a natural light photo during daylight. Pardon the blues in the video, that was taken this evening during low blue moonlight) Some context, so I have a heavily...

I have powder brown tang that developed what it appears is under surface bumps throughout his body. See pics. Eating: He was never an aggressive eater, he kind of waits and gets the smaller pieces that fall down. He never goes straight for the Nori, but rather gets pieces out of the water...

Is that white stringy thing a Parasite?

Hello, Im kinda new to the aquarium hobby, having my saltwater tank for about 8 months now, and I noticed this mollusk type animal on my glass. Could anyone tell me if it’s a parasite or just a new addition to my tank? Any help would be appreciated thank you

Can someone identify this worm that has come in on a finger coral please. Is it a problem and how would I deal with it if so.

Hi! I was doing a water change today and noticed a “thing” on my clownfish. Appears to be white/light in color, is on the bottom near its right side gill, and appears to be maybe 1/8 long. My first thought was a fluke or some kind of worm. Did a FW dip and it remains on the fish. Attempted a...

Came across a study on using shrimp to eat parasites in the fish farming industry. Excerpt on findings The effectiveness of shrimp in reducing parasites on farmed fish remained unexplored until now. We tested four cleaner shrimp species for their ability to reduce three harmful parasites (a...

My frogspawn is shriveled up because I just moved it as I put in some different rock, but I just noticed these white dots on it that look odd. Any ideas if this is something bad? It’s usually in full extension when I don’t tick it off my moving it. Thanks

Just got this new torch from my lfs and saw this on it once i got it home, i didn't dip it before adding it to my tank (i know i should) just wondered what this was exactly so i can learn more. thanks

Hi all - I could really use some help here. I have a 15g nano cube which had 2 small clowns and a royal gamma (soft and lps coral too) up until yesterday. Had the clowns for about 2 months, the gamma maybe one month. I just got the water box 20 cube as a small upgrade and new home for them...

Hi, I have had this Trachy for about 4 years and in the past month it started loosing flesh and I dipped it for parasites. It had about 8 Flatwoods on the bottom of it and had a couple holes. Today it started loosing more flesh so I decided to try and cut the bad area off of it and see if an...

I bought some Live Rock from Tampa Bay Saltwater and I noticed an isopod dead at the bottom of the shipping box so I decided to set a trap and see if I had the cirolanid isopods that seem pretty common with Florida aquacultured rock. I caught about 10 the first night and have caught 5-8 from...

This angelfish was going through QT. I let him eat for 4 days. I notice it pecking but didn't eat that much. Afterwards I ramped up copper over 4 days to therapeutic without any erratic behavior, it was always hiding in the PVC. Later I found it in a arched position with heavy breathing. I did a...

Help me ID this parasite! I have a nice mushroom collection I don’t am want to lose. It looks like a flatworm to me. ID? Treatment?

Hi I bought a clownfish 2 to 3 days ago and noticed a very weird line across its fins. It was a faint line on day two but now it’s a weird line across both sides. I know for sure it’s not ich, velvet, brooklynella, uronema. I’ve never seen something like this on a fish. Could it be something...

Orange shoulder tang didn’t have this on its front gill yesterday. Just noticed the spot today right before lights turning on. I have ParaGuard that I can use to treat it but before I do so what could this be? It was swimming just fine then started rapidly breathing. It still swimming but...

I am very new to having a salt water tank and I already am obsessed but there is still a lot to learn. When I first got my two clownfish I noticed this red dot near his gill. I figured it was normal and would heal itself (what do I know right?). I keep an eye on it but to me it looks redder than...

What is this on my coral

Hey everyone, I recently had an outbreak of Brooklynella in my fish tank which killed my 2 Clownfish , 1 Fairy Wrasse , and 1 Firefish. I have been doing some research and I know it says to go fish less for 6 weeks. That’s what I plan on doing, but is it possible for the parasite to die quicker...

"I have this little devil's hand frag, and a few days ago, it grew white and red spikes that are emerging from it. It's probably not the swaying tentacles since they don't move at all; these spikes resemble something else. Do you have any idea what it could be? Could they be spicules?"

I’ve had this blonde naso for a little over 3 months. He was 2-3 inches when we got him and is fat and happy. He has grown a little in that time, always eats a lot and mixed diet. I use nori, nori pellets, spirulina brine, mysis , and tdo- so he gets a very diverse diet. 3 days ago I noticed his...

My poor alveopora has been angry for about a week now. I thought it was the lights. Or flow. Well upon closer inspection, all the little things I thought were “pineapple sponges” were actually egg clusters. And these little pink stringy things picked off with tweezers. I believe they were some...

Hi guys, I know this has been discussed many times before and it’s not even worth posting pictures so this is more of me complaining to the world but I have montipora eating nudibranchs in my 8 gallon SPS tank. It seems like I’ve entered into never ending problems territory. This is after what I...

Hey everyone, we recently added a baby blue tang to our DT. At first she was going great, swimming around with everyone and eating no problem. Yesterday she had a white mark on one side we just assumed as from hiding in the rocks. This morning her one side was completely white and she wasn't...

I suspect that there is a worm-like parasite residing inside the mouth of my banggai cardinal fish. The fish is quite small and has refrained from eating for several days, even rejecting frozen foods. After a brief description to the AI model, it suggested that the parasite could possibly be a...