Isopod or marine leach on diamond goby?

[leventis72]

Just noticed this on my diamond goby any id help appreciated please

 

[Rtaylor]

Pic is pretty blurry, but I’d guess isopod. Freshwater dip will get it to release in just a few seconds

 

[leventis72]

Closer shot

 

[Rtaylor]

Closer shot

Zooming in on a blurry pic doesn’t make it less blurry

 

[JoJosReef]

My guess is also isopod, and since it's attached to the goby, I'd guess cirolanid isopod. FW dip will help remove it if it doesn't detach before you catch the fish. But there may be more in the tank, which means you'll want to start baiting for them and sucking them out. Look up stinky water trap and associated methods for catching them. GL!

 

[Makara23]

Hard to tell from the pics, but I've dealt with that before and it's a cirolanid isopod! Looks exactly like this:

parasite bug killing my clownfish

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...

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It's harmful to your fish, try to remove it with tweezers if you can because they're very hardy and won't spontaneously let go with medication or freshwater dips.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Closer shot

Cirolanid Isopod.
5 min freshwater dip the same temperature as display tank will dislodge them. If not, Formalin dips will dislodge them from the skin of fish, and kill them but do this in a bucket and not the tank.

 

[Makara23]

Cirolanid Isopod.
5 min freshwater dip the same temperature as display tank will dislodge them. If not, Formalin dips will dislodge them from the skin of fish, and kill them but do this in a bucket and not the tank.

I dipped it in 10 minutes of freshwater and it still did not let go. I had to rip it in half with tweezers.

 

[vetteguy53081]

I dipped it in 10 minutes of freshwater and it still did not let go. I had to rip it in half with tweezers.

Tweezers is a last option, but if you got it off- Fantastic. Thanks goodness it was on body and Not gills