Parasite in my clownfish?

[Turtle_reef]

Was wondering if anyone could help me identify what's going on with my clownfish. He's eating normal and swimming normal still doesn't act out of the ordinary. Kinda looked like a rock or something on the inside now it has started to puncture through the skin. Not sure if it's a parasite been trying to rack my brain trying to figure out what it is. Kinda looks like a nasty black head tbh.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Was wondering if anyone could help me identify what's going on with my clownfish. He's eating normal and swimming normal still doesn't act out of the ordinary. Kinda looked like a rock or something on the inside now it has started to puncture through the skin. Not sure if it's a parasite been trying to rack my brain trying to figure out what it is. Kinda looks like a nasty black head tbh.

Looks to be a parasitic isopod but cant verify with clown movement. If true, you can try a 5 minute freshwater dip with temperature same as display tank and see if it dislodges. Other would be flatworm.

 

[Turtle_reef]

Looks to be a parasitic isopod but cant verify with clown movement. If true, you can try a 5 minute freshwater dip with temperature same as display tank and see if it dislodges. Other would be flatworm.

If it came out would my clownfish be okay should I treat with anything after it came out? I have to wait till morning I don't want to shock my fish while it's snoozing.

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

If it came out would my clownfish be okay should I treat with anything after it came out? I have to wait till morning I don't want to shock my fish while it's snoozing.

Can you post a clearer picture under white lights?

Is the fish still eating today?

If there is something that pierced the skin to the stomach or from the stomach to the skin, bacterial peritonitis could set in, and that is very serious.

 

[Turtle_reef]

 

[Turtle_reef]

Can you post a clearer picture under white lights?

Is the fish still eating today?

If there is something that pierced the skin to the stomach or from the stomach to the skin, bacterial peritonitis could set in, and that is very serious.

My fish still eats normal when I feed he's still actively swimming like usual haven't seen him acting strange. It looked like if you put a peice of hard rock like tiny though over a Ballon it looks sharp underneath. Then it kinda pushed its way out of the skin but he doesn't act out of normal. If it's bacterial peritonitis are my other fish okay with him being in the tank?

 

[Turtle_reef]

And with the fresh water dip how would I do that properly use fresh water that's same tempature do I add a wave maker? Or just have him in a bucket for 5 mins?