Fluke worm on my Tang???

[subman719]

I need help identifying what this could be on my Yellow Belly Blue Hippo Tang please? She is 13+ years old, approximately 10 inches long, and underwent a stressful situation yesterday as I had to chase down and remove my Wrasse that was picking on her and other tankmates. I’ve been scouring the web for answers and the closest I can find is it’s possibly a Fluke Worm that activated due to stress. Can anyone please confirm and recommend treatment? This is my main and only display tank which I’m in the process of slowly overhauling, hence the bare bottom on that end of tank. Any help is greatly appreciated!

 

[Jared Bryant]

Not really sure but beautiful fish!

 

[subman719]

Not really sure but beautiful fish!

Thank you very much!

 

[subman719]

Here’s a couple more pictures that can be zoomed in on to see what appears to be a worm sticking out.

 

[Sharkbait19]

Not a fluke but it does appear to be some type of worm.
Try treating with prazipro.

 

[subman719]

Not a fluke but it does appear to be some type of worm.
Try treating with prazipro.

Thank you very much. That’s the treatment I was thinking of based on my research so far. I’ll check my LFS now to see if they have it. If not, I’ll have to order it on Amazon for Tuesday delivery. Thanks again!

 

[subman719]

***UPDATE*** My LFS only had a 4 ounce bottle of “Copper Power” in stock so I tried it. I dumped the entire 4oz in since the 4oz will treat 80 gallons of saltwater at and I’m running about 110-120 total gallons. I added it about 6pm last night and by 7am this morning, my Blue Tang looks much better! Red irritation spot is gone and all that’s left is a thin clear strand still sticking out which looks like a worm. I’m hoping her body pushes it out. I will continue monitoring treatment for a few weeks and continue to update.