Firefish copepod parasite or something else? Please help
Dec 4, 2021 · This guy was hiding all day while his 6 other buddies (4 firefish, 2 purple dartfish) have been out and about and acting normal. He finally popped out for a few seconds during the final feeding today and I snapped a few pictures. Some black object (perhaps a copepod parasite) near his underside...
The purple firefish, Nemateleotris magnifica has a copepod parasite specific to that species – Serpentisaccus magnificae. Described by George Blasiola in 1979, this parasite is seen on newly imported firefish. The body of the parasite is buried in the flank of the fish, behind the gills, either on one or both sides.
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Dec 24, 2020 · The purple firefish, Nemateleotris magnifica has a copepod parasite specific to that species – Serpentisaccus magnificae. Described by George Blasiola in 1979, this parasite is seen on newly imported firefish. The body of the parasite is buried in the flank of the fish, behind the gills, either on one or both sides.
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Nov 25, 2018 · The purple firefish, Nemateleotris magnifica has a copepod parasite specific to that species – Serpentisaccus magnificae. Described by George Blasiola in 1979, this parasite is seen on newly imported firefish. The body of the parasite is buried in the flank of the fish, behind the gills, either on one or both sides.
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Nov 7, 2022 · These are not worms. They are egg cases from a parasitic copepod. Here is an excerpt from my fish disease book about them: The purple firefish, Nemateleotris magnifica has a copepod parasite specific to that species – Serpentisaccus magnificae. Described by George Blasiola in 1979, this parasite is seen on newly imported firefish.
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Feb 15, 2022 · The purple firefish, Nemateleotris magnifica has a copepod parasite specific to that species – Serpentisaccus magnificae. Described by George Blasiola in 1979, this parasite is seen on newly imported firefish. The body of the parasite is buried in the flank of the fish, behind the gills, either on one or both sides.
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Jun 30, 2023 · I suspect that there is a worm-like parasite residing inside the mouth of my banggai cardinal fish. The fish is quite small and has refrained from eating for several days, even rejecting frozen foods. After a brief description to the AI model, it suggested that the parasite could possibly be a parasitic copepod, which may be manually removed.
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Sep 22, 2023 · Copepod This parasite affects all groups of marine animals, from the smallest sponge to the largest cetaceans. This parasite has a way of sticking on the body of its guests in the gills, in the outer tissues, in the organs or even in the eyes. As an exemple, the copepod is fixed on the eyes of the Greenland from its birth to its death.
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Mar 31, 2021 · Hi, I've had my Gem Tang for almost 7 weeks coming 8 now, first 6 weeks is in perfect health, no issues whatsoever. But for the past couple weeks I noticed that there is a white spot on the dorsal fin area of the fish. It comes and goes every couple days. At …
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Jan 30, 2020 · I recently noticed a ton of very small white spots on some of my zoas and frogspawn. Upon closer inspection the white spots seemed to be moving on their own and not just flowing with the water currents. I've attached pics below and as you can tell both corals are mostly closed up and clearly...