Weird growth on fish!! Please help!

[oyashare]

Hi. My fish recently started to develop a white whisker like growth on their bodies. My gourami, one of my cardinal tetras, and one of my brissle nose plecos. I was wondering if anyone knew what this could be. It literally looks like a cat whisker coming out of the sides of their bodies (except they are not that long, i would say maybe 1/8 of an inch).

Thanks,

Omid

[ChilDawg]

Google "anchor worms" and see if that's what your problem is.

[oyashare]

ChilDawg, THANKS!!! Those are the little pests. **** it. Anyone know whats the best way to get rid of them? and will my fish be ok afterwards and how i could have gotten them?

Thanks,

Omid

[ChilDawg]

I aim to please :D

http://www.fish-disease.com/Diseases/AnchorWorm.htm

I'm not sure how they could have gotten them unless you had any new additions or moved your net from one tank to the next or something like that.

[GEV83]

Might guess would be you probably just got a new fish in which case he/she had it already and all the rest got it from that one.