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Flukes: Gyrodactylus/Dactylogyrus are larger parasites, easily diagnosed from skin and gill scrapes under the microscope. Actively writhing "worms" with hooks on one end and suction cups on the other.
Clearance by Fluke Tabs® is ideal. be sure to remove Fluke Tabs medicine by water change after 48 hours and re-treat 24-36 hours after the first treatment is removed.
Potassium permanganate is also excellent
Flukes cause FLASHING! Spiderweb lesions in the skin and reddened fins. Gill damage may be severe, and Flukes kill lots of fry annually.
Also, Flukes are the NUMBER ONE cause of Koi Ulcer Disease. They carry pathogenic bacteria on their haptens and inject the bacteria into the sores they create.
Look for these anytime SALT fails to limit your losses or sickness
Scan under 40X combined power with iris diaphragm closed and light low. They are the easiest to see in a scrape, the Flukes are to fish, as fleas are to dogs. Where they bite the fish they cause infection, and they also sap smaller fish of energy, often fatally. Larger fish simply scratch and flash to the point of Ulcers.
They are large, active "worms" which can contract and extend from their attachment point on the skin or gill
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