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[shawnhu]

I used Google to search, but the first hit did not have a picture of what I am talking about. I'll see if I can post it.

 

[shawnhu]

That's the one of the critters.

I also have an AVI of it in action, but I don't know how to upload it.

 

[addicted2fish]

wow that is creepy ,. good luck, does the discus site seem to help you with these problems ??

 

[pam916]

You need to go to Simply Discus and ask for help.

 

[msjinkzd]

http://training.fws.gov/FishParasites/
http://training.fws.gov/FishParasites/


Hope those help.

 

[rinmouse]

That totally looks like some type of mite. You said you were looking around to see what's in there... was this from a gill scraping that you did, or just in the aquarium? Many mites are scavengers. Unless these were actually ON your fish, it's likely they are harmless.

 

[msjinkzd]

It does look like a mite, or water flea. What magnification is that image at?

 

[rinmouse]

By water flea do you mean something like daphnia? I don't think it looks like those.

 

[pinkertd]

Maybe this?


Argulus (“Fish Louse”)

If you're looking to see if there are gill flukes, you have to actually swab the gill and look at that under the scope. You can't use anything you find in the water to figure out if it's flukes or not.

 

[shawnhu]

It does look like a mite, or water flea. What magnification is that image at?

It's at 1500x

I got that sample from mucus that floated to the top. After a water change, my Discus usually has a lot of mucus coming off their gills. I tracked one, and grapped it as soon as it reached the top. I found 2 of those things in there, still alive.