Something hanging from clown gill?

[Red2143]

It looks like the right gill is sticking out more and there is a white something in the gill slit. Easier to see last few seconds of video. What could this be and what are next steps? Fish is eating normally and no other issues. Maybe moving it's mouth a bit as it swims

 

[Ian Baxter]

Video isn’t working for me. Have a pic without blues on? Sounds like a fluke.

 

[Red2143]

It's pretty big. I thought you cant see flukes with eye?

 

[Ian Baxter]

It's pretty big. I thought you cant see flukes with eye?

You can see them sometimes. Check here on how to cure. https://humble.fish/community/index.php?threads/flukes.7/

 

[vetteguy53081]

It's pretty big. I thought you cant see flukes with eye?

Looks like part of the gill plate or mucus. Fish is breathing rapid but I also see excess current for this fish

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

It's pretty big. I thought you cant see flukes with eye?

Correct, you cannot see flukes on a fish directly, but you can sometimes see them based on the damage they do (cloudy eyes for example can be a symptom of fluke damage).

This isn't a fluke, gill flukes are too small to be seen without a microscope and they don't protrude like that. This is probably mechanical damage. Clowns get along .... until they don't. You may never see them fight, they are pretty observant and when you are in the room, they usually stop fighting to watch you.

In the absence of other symptoms, I would just observe this for now.

Jay

 

[Red2143]

Correct, you cannot see flukes on a fish directly, but you can sometimes see them based on the damage they do (cloudy eyes for example can be a symptom of fluke damage).

This isn't a fluke, gill flukes are too small to be seen without a microscope and they don't protrude like that. This is probably mechanical damage. Clowns get along .... until they don't. You may never see them fight, they are pretty observant and when you are in the room, they usually stop fighting to watch you.

In the absence of other symptoms, I would just observe this for now.

Jay

Thank you

 

[Ian Baxter]

Correct, you cannot see flukes on a fish directly, but you can sometimes see them based on the damage they do (cloudy eyes for example can be a symptom of fluke damage).

This isn't a fluke, gill flukes are too small to be seen without a microscope and they don't protrude like that. This is probably mechanical damage. Clowns get along .... until they don't. You may never see them fight, they are pretty observant and when you are in the room, they usually stop fighting to watch you.

In the absence of other symptoms, I would just observe this for now.

Jay

When I researched on Humble Fish there is a link to flukes with a photo and you can see them. That's why you can see them after a freshwater dip.

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

When I researched on Humble Fish there is a link to flukes with a photo and you can see them. That's why you can see them after a freshwater dip.

Those are not flukes - see the eyespots? Monogenean flukes don't have eyespots like that. Digeneans and Turbellarians have eyespots.

Jay

 

[Ian Baxter]

Those are not flukes - see the eyespots? Monogenean flukes don't have eyespots like that. Digeneans and Turbellarians have eyespots.

Jay

Oh okay. Thank you for the clarification.