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Parasite on goby?

April 26, 2017goby parasite

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Parasite on goby?

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Hello Crew, I’ve got a yellow watchman goby that I’ve had for about 8 months. About 2 months ago I noticed that it constantly had its mouth gaping, and that there appeared to be a white mass on the lower inside of it’s mouth. It was still acting OK and eating, so I just kept my eye on it. A couple of weeks later I noticed that it had a 1/4″ rod shaped projection coming from the side of it’s face. I’m guessing it is some sort of parasite. I tried to catch the fish to isolate it, but had no luck. Since it does not appear to be contagious, I’ve left the fish in the tank rather than tear the whole thing apart trying to catch it. The fish still seems to be doing fine, and the white mass in the mouth appears to be gone, but the rod shaped projection has remained about the same. I’ve attached a photo of the fish that I took several weeks ago when the mass was still evident in the mouth