Parasite??
Hey all — hoping somebody can help — I just (today) noticed a thin hair like “thing” attaced to the tail (appears to be just into the flesh) of one of my rainbow fish… it’s less than a quarter inch long, about the width of a human hair and seems to be almost translucent… do I have a bug? If so what is it and what do I need to get rid of it. Tank is a hundred gallons w/ snails in residence, so I would prefer to isolate the fish or treat w/ something that won’t kill the snails. The “thing” doesn’t seem to match the description of anything I’ve found online and doesn’t appear to be causing the fish distress… but it would help if these guys would to sit still for more than sixty seconds at a time! (I’ve got nine rainbows, a rainbow shark and a betta currently in the sick tank recovering from a damaged fin. He’s about ready to go back home — although I’m sure if he could voice his opinion, he would have said he never wanted to leave the big tank!)
Thanks, Helen
I haven’t tested the nitrate this week, but as of the last water change, my nitrites and ammonia are 0, pH is right around 7, temp. is 78/80 and I change the water once or twice a week (would rather haul fewer buckets more frequently — I do 5 or 6 2.5 gallon buckets ever three or four days.) It’s a fully planted tank; the last addition to the tank was about two weeks ago, I added some trumpet snails.
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