Hello,
I noticed 2 days ago that one of my Angels scratched the side of its head against the tank, and I've seen it do it twice since.
On close inspection it has a small white growth just behind its gill cover, It's not round like Ich.
All the other fish seem OK, and the parameters are stable:
Ammonia 0ppm
Nitrite 0ppm
Nitrate <25ppm (this is a little suspicious as my tap water is over 30)
dGH >14
dKH 15
PH7.6
Temp 25.1 deg C
I was wondering if it could be skin of gill flukes, I have ordered some NTLABS NT480 Anti-Fluke and wormer.
I need advice on dosing as i have corys in the tank and i don't know if they are sensitive to this type of meds.
Possible Flukes?
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The corys should be ok, but can you get a pic, just to make sure it's not a tumour or something other than flukes?
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Hard to get a pic right now as my wifes at work and i only have a dumb phone!
It looks attached rather than growing but is quite small so a little hard to tell.
The fish is very active when i get close to the tank, but hides from the others when I'm further away
but I'll try for a pic later.
It looks attached rather than growing but is quite small so a little hard to tell.
The fish is very active when i get close to the tank, but hides from the others when I'm further away
but I'll try for a pic later.
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A small white growth. That’s not a symptom of flukes.
What shape is it, and what does it look like?
What shape is it, and what does it look like?
I don't keep fish, I keep water. Water keeps fish.
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I used the term growth probably inadvisedly.
It's a very small rod like white attachment. Right at the outside edge of the gill cover.
It's a very small rod like white attachment. Right at the outside edge of the gill cover.
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Still not flukes. 
From the sound of that it could be just a sliver of skin hanging off... or possibly a baby Anchor Worm? They’re more translucent than white though.
From the sound of that it could be just a sliver of skin hanging off... or possibly a baby Anchor Worm? They’re more translucent than white though.
I don't keep fish, I keep water. Water keeps fish.
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Maybe they've been fighting and the gills are always among the first parts to get damaged....??
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Hi, Thanks for the suggestions. seems to have fallen off what ever it was, just a tiny mark left.
I did treat with the fluke and wormer as I'm fairly sure my tiniest angel has worms as it eats as much as the others and is small with stringy poo.
I did treat with the fluke and wormer as I'm fairly sure my tiniest angel has worms as it eats as much as the others and is small with stringy poo.
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The fluke and wormer will treat tapeworms, but not nematode worms which your Angel is likely to have.
I don't keep fish, I keep water. Water keeps fish.
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What is good for them?