Parasite Diagnosis Using Microscope

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Hello Everyone!
I thought it would be cool to look at some detritus under a microscope today and this is what I saw:
Now this has me kind of worried. Is it possible that this worm-like organism could be a parasite? Is there a guide on how to properly identify aquatic parasites using a microscope? I'm worried that it could possibly be an internal parasite that got pooped out by my stingray, as they're very susceptible to internal parasites.

Thanks!!

(and yes, I think that it takes a devoted hobbyist to randomly look at fish poop under a microscope :D)
 
That's called a nematode. Beneficial organisms.
 
@HotRocks It's an Amscope M150C-E5, I bought it from Amazon around 5 years ago.

I also took another video of those worms,:

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Its funny you mention that I was looking at that exact scope last night on amazon. For around 100 bucks it seems like the right one to purchase. I like the camera feature as well.
 

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