The dreaded puffer nematodes

[Udest]

Well a couple months ago I got myself a green spotted puffer , he is and was bright active and healthy at the shop and is currently putting on some pounds eating like a lil pig when I started to notice a lump near his tail and the dorsal side of his head.

Thing is how do I treat for them?
Do I treat through feeding or will I have to try to do fish surgery to get rid of them?.

 

[Udest]

Welp I bit the bullet I got out a pair of sharp sewing scissors and made a small incision , with a pipette I managed to suck one of the buggers out of him.
He's still got a big one on his head seems to be going for the eye.

So far the puff is swimming about like nothing happened.

 

[Arego]

Dr puffer parasite popper.

 

[Dom]

Post a picture of the fish.

 

[Udest]

Right, lol I'm glad hes doing fine though he's swimming and eating and fighting with the fourline damsel over food as we speak.

 

[Udest]

Pic or it didn't happen lol but it's hard to get a darn picture since he's moving around alot. If you look close you can see where the small cut is near his tail.

It was really badly swollen there for a couple days. Also please excuse the dirty tank having a bit of a battle with cyano.

 

[Udest]

Further looking at the worm I pulled out of the puffer I'm suspecting it may be some sort of flat worm judging by how it is generally flat and not round.

After I get the other ones out I might go ahead and start deworming the lil guy with some fritz expel -p or something I can find here to kill off any remnants.