lice on the tail of gf

do u bros here face this problem. There is lice on the tail, fin very frequently. anyway to prevent?

Originally posted by Gryffindor
do u bros here face this problem. There is lice on the tail, fin very frequently. anyway to prevent?

hows does it look like ???

[thee_boss]

just pluck it off... keep lukout for some very tiny ones!!!

curious too, how does lice looks like? white in colour?

like white & green like that.

Originally posted by thee_boss
just pluck it off... keep lukout for some very tiny ones!!!

haha, i am asking know why or how it came to the tail or fin leh???

small disc shape... in dirty green colour... semi translucent... visible eyes(two dots).

it sticks on the fish body sucking away nutrients... fish darting and flashing as it tries to get rid of the lice.

the adult lice is easily identified(either on fish body or swimming around looking for hosting). the eggs of the lice takes about 7-10 days to hatch under local temperature... and then it will swim freely in the tank looking for a host(the fish).

so it is always a very good practice to place newly purchase fish in a quarentine tank for observation... just in case.

Originally posted by tcp1986
hows does it look like ???

Originally posted by Xerovix
small disc shape... in dirty green colour... semi translucent... visible eyes(two dots).

it sticks on the fish body sucking away nutrients... fish darting and flashing as it tries to get rid of the lice.

the adult lice is easily identified(either on fish body or swimming around looking for hosting). the eggs of the lice takes about 7-10 days to hatch under local temperature... and then it will swim freely in the tank looking for a host(the fish).

so it is always a very good practice to place newly purchase fish in a quarentine tank for observation... just in case.

u mean the lice came from new gold fish???

Originally posted by Xerovix
small disc shape... in dirty green colour... semi translucent... visible eyes(two dots).

it sticks on the fish body sucking away nutrients... fish darting and flashing as it tries to get rid of the lice.

the adult lice is easily identified(either on fish body or swimming around looking for hosting). the eggs of the lice takes about 7-10 days to hatch under local temperature... and then it will swim freely in the tank looking for a host(the fish).

so it is always a very good practice to place newly purchase fish in a quarentine tank for observation... just in case.

will it cause death to gf

if the tank is infected with lice... new fish or old fish isn't any issue.

from my experience, newly bought fish(if infected) shows no sign of any external parasite till 7-10 days later.

though i did not look up on any literature on fish lice eggs... i suspect they can be glued onto fish bodies or in the intestine of the fish and release together with the poo.

Originally posted by Gryffindor
u mean the lice came from new gold fish???