Barbvday Posted June 17, 2022 Share Posted June 17, 2022 This pic is making the rounds on fb groups and no one can figure out what this is… people are saying dragonfly nymph but it doesn’t really look like that to me. Any ideas? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted June 17, 2022 Share Posted June 17, 2022 (edited) Its a Fish louse you want to treat with Esha ALX active ingredient is lufenuron over a period of 2-4week to make sure you have killed all the eggs you can try Manuel removing adult louse with tweezers if you fish has any skin damage I would recommend treating with antibiotic such as kanaplex in food to provent any secondary bacterial infections Esha ALX isn't shrimp or snail safe Edited June 17, 2022 by Colu 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barbvday Posted June 17, 2022 Author Share Posted June 17, 2022 On 6/16/2022 at 9:54 PM, Colu said: Its a Fish louse you want to treat with Esha ALX active ingredient is lufenuron over a period of 2-4week to make sure you have killed all the eggs you can try Manuel removing adult louse with tweezers if you fish has any skin damage I would recommend treating with antibiotic such as kanaplex in food to provent any secondary bacterial infections Esha ALX isn't shrimp or snail safe Thank you, it looks different and smaller than the ones pictured but it could be a different species. It may be worth mentioning that the fish is a flame tetra. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted June 17, 2022 Share Posted June 17, 2022 On 6/17/2022 at 3:21 AM, Barbvday said: Thank you, it looks different and smaller than the ones pictured but it could be a different species. It may be worth mentioning that the fish is a flame tetra. Their are number of different species of fish louse some are smaller than others Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetpoison Posted June 17, 2022 Share Posted June 17, 2022 How does something like this happen? Came in really small On a plant or something? You can see it legs and everything! That would so freak me out if that was on one of my wet pets ~ that I don’t have yet 😩 Poor thing!! Let us know how it goes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted June 17, 2022 Share Posted June 17, 2022 On 6/17/2022 at 11:56 AM, sweetpoison said: How does something like this happen? Came in really small On a plant or something? You can see it legs and everything! That would so freak me out if that was on one of my wet pets ~ that I don’t have yet 😩 Poor thing!! Let us know how it goes! Fish louse are usually found on wild caught fish or pond raised fish in fish farm were they keep fish in high density in ponds it not uncommon for fish to get louse theirs a couple of different species some only affect cold water species others tropical 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barbvday Posted June 18, 2022 Author Share Posted June 18, 2022 On 6/17/2022 at 6:56 AM, sweetpoison said: How does something like this happen? Came in really small On a plant or something? You can see it legs and everything! That would so freak me out if that was on one of my wet pets ~ that I don’t have yet 😩 Poor thing!! Let us know how it goes! It was not my post but I’m following that thread to see if there’s an update. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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