Parasite ? ID please?

[Greenstarfish03]

These came off my clown fish after a fresh water dip. This is only at 40x magnification. Can you help me id please?

 

[fishguy242]

INTERESTING,x40 looks like shrimp,but sure not

 

[fishguy242]

i'm gonna follow this out of couriosity

 

[Greenstarfish03]

i'm gonna follow this out of couriosity

Lol. That is what I thought too. They are barely visible to the naked eye much smaller then mysis shrimp.

 

[Greenstarfish03]

This kinda looks like a rotifer and if that is the case its not my problem I assume and I still dont know what is ailing my fish.

 

[fishguy242]

but would a roti stick to the fish? that i have never heard before

 

[Greenstarfish03]

but would a roti stick to the fish? that i have never heard before

Yea i havent heard of it either, but i guess its possible it was transferred into the fresh water dip bucket with the fish. Bim just not sure. I wqs hoping this would tell.me what was infecting my fish.

 

[html]

it is clown blister 99% It lives only in clowns and came off after fresh water dipping

 

[html]

sorry guys it was a joke

 

[Greenstarfish03]

@html what is a clown blister? As in a blister like i would get on my finger???

 

[fishguy242]

gotta laugh sometimes!

 

[fishguy242]

i was gonna google it,but did not get a chance

 

[fishguy242]

but atleast we keep the thread current maybe someone will chime in

 

[Greenstarfish03]

i was gonna google it,but did not get a chance

Lol yes. I did google it.

 

[Greenstarfish03]

but atleast we keep the thread current maybe someone will chime in

Yea i figured this would be id'ed in minutes after i posted it. I looled around some expecting to find a parasite that matched and I didnt. It does look alot like a rotifer though and if so it blows theory out the window or at least to some degree.

 

[Malifry97]

@Humblefish @HotRocks @KJ #reefsquad

 

[fishguy242]

maybe a clown boil lol

 

[Sashaka]

Look up isopods. Some are good, some are bad. Some are species specific parasites. If it came off the fish, my guess is it is not good. I'm not sure what med is needed, but I would not put the fish in a MD until it was treated to make sure none of the little buggers make it into the tank.

 

[Greenstarfish03]

maybe a clown boil lol

Ok Im not falling for that this time,)

 

[fishguy242]

LOL