I noticed one of my clownfish in QT was swimming awkwardly and breathing hard, then realized some kind of parasite had latched on!
I did a freshwater dip for 5 minutes but it wouldn't let go. I let the dip go on until my clown nearly died, which was about 10 minutes. This was the longest 10min of my life. Clown stopped swimming, layed on her side, and stopped breathing
. That's when I grabbed tweezers to pull it off. It still wouldn't let go so it ripped in half, which it finally unlatched after another minute.
I quickly released the clown back in her QT and luckily she is recovering. This resilient parasite was still moving for the next 5 min in the RO/DI water, despite being ripped in half. I drowned it in pure vinegar out of anger.
Anyone know what this thing is? It resembles an amphipod, but I wouldn't think amphipods are parasitic to fish. Not even sure how it's been in QT this long and survived several rounds of prazi.
I did a freshwater dip for 5 minutes but it wouldn't let go. I let the dip go on until my clown nearly died, which was about 10 minutes. This was the longest 10min of my life. Clown stopped swimming, layed on her side, and stopped breathing
I quickly released the clown back in her QT and luckily she is recovering. This resilient parasite was still moving for the next 5 min in the RO/DI water, despite being ripped in half. I drowned it in pure vinegar out of anger.
Anyone know what this thing is? It resembles an amphipod, but I wouldn't think amphipods are parasitic to fish. Not even sure how it's been in QT this long and survived several rounds of prazi.