Firefish with unknown object coming out of side. ID help

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This was the best shot I could take, the object comes out of a red area behind its pectoral fins and gill, it has 2 sides that are squiggly and separate, almost like wings that are only connected at the base. The fish is still swimming and eating normal.
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The photo is not that clear so Im not 100% sure, but can you compare it to this?
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Is it similar?
If so then it is Piscicolidae Worm and formalin bath should be enough to get rid of them, although adding metroplex and kanaplex is recommended in case of bacterial infection.
 

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I don't think that's the same type of worm as in the picture there, but I do believe that prazipro will work on it. A formalin dip would work as well, but I'd do prazi before formalin any day.
 
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It could definitely be something similar, but the shape and color are not the same. It's at a LFS I part time at, I'll see what I can do! Thanks ya'll
 
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