HELP! What the HECK is this thing???

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

Oh wait, do I fw dip the pipefish too? Or just leave them alone

Leave the pipefish alone unless you see an Argulus actually on its skin.

 

[1Meshy]

In case anyone wants to see my horses: here's Mary (black and white), Musty (black), and Rapunzel (orange)

 

[W31Olds]

I'm no Seahorse expert, but maybe there is a natural way to control them. For Example, Cleaner Shrimp for Fish and also Cleaner Wrasses.

 

[cba191]

In case anyone wants to see my horses: here's Mary (black and white), Musty (black), and Rapunzel (orange)

Seahorses are so cool.

 

[1Meshy]

I'm no Seahorse expert, but maybe there is a natural way to control them. For Example, Cleaner Shrimp for Fish and also Cleaner Wrasses.

From what I've heard it can be a bit tricky adding shrimp and wrasses in with horses cuz they'd easily outcompete them for food, but it would be worth a shot to add in a shrimp at least to see if it'll do anything useful :)

 

[Trueblue17]

dont think you dip the fish and seahorses! you start a hospital tank and medicate them probably and treat main tank but im just guessing except the dipping part dont think you dip fish and horses just corals

 

[Macropharyngodon]

In case anyone wants to see my horses: here's Mary (black and white), Musty (black), and Rapunzel (orange)

Wow, they are beautiful!

 

[underground_corals]

believe it is an Argulus, which is a type of fish parasite.

 

[1Meshy]

Hey guys, just wanted to update yall on the parasite scare for the horses.

I did a fw dip on the horses and cautiously added in the new cb horse (Rapunzel) the day after the dip. No new parasites came off them during the dip (at least that I could see), and none have appeared on any livestock since.

In fact, both wild horses are learning from the cb horse to eat frozen, and now they're all almost entirely eating frozen mysis and frozen brine.

 

[tbrown]

Hey guys, just wanted to update yall on the parasite scare for the horses.

I did a fw dip on the horses and cautiously added in the new cb horse (Rapunzel) the day after the dip. No new parasites came off them during the dip (at least that I could see), and none have appeared on any livestock since.

In fact, both wild horses are learning from the cb horse to eat frozen, and now they're all almost entirely eating frozen mysis and frozen brine.

Great news!

 

[1Meshy]

Great news!

You have no idea how happy I am they're all okay! Even the pipefish is learning to eat from the feeding station lol