Is this a fluke? I found it on my seahorse.

[Izsabelle]

It's very tiny and white. I think it might be a fluke.

 

[Izsabelle]

Any ideas?

 

[screwsloose]

where was it at and how hard as it to remove? how big is it?

 

[Izsabelle]

It was easy to spot because it was white and not clear. I believe it was 1/16 to 1/8 of an inch long and it was very easy to remove. I used my turkey baster to suck it off of the seahorse's body. I found it crawling around the chest of my seahorse.

 

[screwsloose]

it does look like a fluke but i would have thought it would be harder to remove then that. is there any labored breathing or any flashing from the seahorse?

 

[Izsabelle]

My seahorses are eating well, actually like pigs, courting and active. I haven't noticed any cloudy eyes or labored breathing.

I will be performing FS dips and formalin baths on them today, but I am hoping to get some sort of positive ID. I've asked several people, including DR Shimek, and nobody knows for sure what it is, some say it's harmless and some say it's a fluke.

 

[screwsloose]

it does look like a fluke but i would have thought it would be harder to remove then that. is there any labored breathing or any flashing from the seahorse?

 

[screwsloose]

sorry double post

 

[Izsabelle]

New pics.

I FW dipped my horses and did not find anything in the water. I returned my female seahorse back into the tank and within a minute, I found this crawling on her. She was hitched to some fuzzy codium and I think that is where she picked it up.