Iron Man
Fish Addict
I know this is a goldfish but no one ever seems to look at the goldfish forum at the bottom, and they seem to have taken the emergency section away, so I posted in here.
I just bought two beautiful ryukin goldfish today and everything has been fine, that is until I found a mite (or whatever it is...its too large to be called just a "parasite") on the tail of the big red one. It looks similar to this thing (the arrenurus, you may have to click to the third image), accept the body is a little more elongated;
http/www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/mag/indexm...dec99/mite.html
When I first saw it I thought it was just a blemish on the tail but after studying it....it looked like a sinister looking tattoo of some evil little monster. This thing freaked me out...and it won't move off of my golfish's tail.....I want it off as bad as he does....is this possible?
Is there some way I can take this thing OFF of the goldfish, treat it, kill it, whatever?
Is it gonna reproduce in my tank if I leave it alone....or will it just maybe die?
Please anyone give me some HELP on this I'm close to calling a vet!!
Thanks!!
I just bought two beautiful ryukin goldfish today and everything has been fine, that is until I found a mite (or whatever it is...its too large to be called just a "parasite") on the tail of the big red one. It looks similar to this thing (the arrenurus, you may have to click to the third image), accept the body is a little more elongated;
http/www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/mag/indexm...dec99/mite.html
When I first saw it I thought it was just a blemish on the tail but after studying it....it looked like a sinister looking tattoo of some evil little monster. This thing freaked me out...and it won't move off of my golfish's tail.....I want it off as bad as he does....is this possible?
Is there some way I can take this thing OFF of the goldfish, treat it, kill it, whatever?
Is it gonna reproduce in my tank if I leave it alone....or will it just maybe die?
Please anyone give me some HELP on this I'm close to calling a vet!!
Thanks!!