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Found dead fish being covered in red worms


Jerry
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Hello,

 

I purchased young red cap medaka ricefish a few weeks ago and have them outdoors in a 40 gallon tub, today I found one that looked like it had died a couple of days ago, when I removed it I found several red worms eating it would this most likely have been a parasitic worm or a larva taking advantage of an easy meal? I was going to take a photo but accidentally stepped on the dead Ricefish while checking my other tubs

thanks,

Jerry

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Hi Shadow_Arbor,

They looked like blood worms, it’s hard to tell if the fish was eaten from inside or not. It fell apart as soon as I took it out of the water and had been dead for awhile. Half of my outdoor tubs are at my parents house so I don’t see them everyday it’s possible the fish had died a couple days beforehand.

 

thanks for trying to figure this out

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