My niger trigger has a worm growing out of its eye, help us!!

[Silage]

Had my niger trigger has 2 worms in its eye and one protruded through to the outside. I have no idea what it is or where to start to remedy this situation but my triggerfish is not happy and I would appreciate any ideas and suggestions!

 

[Silage]

Help!!

Help!!

This parasite is actually outside the eye, there is two. The lower, brighter of the two is protruding and the upper darker one appears to move every couple hours.

 

[MrTuskfish]

If they are defiantly outside of the eye, I'd hold the fish with a wet cloth and remove them with a tweezers. Then dab with a little mercurochrome. (Get a helper who isn't going to get the vapors when the fish squirms.) I've done this sort of minor surgery many times. If they are worms, Prazi-Pro will probably work; but there are many weird parasites, like all the species of isopods, and its hard to know for sure. Because many parasites can enter the eye socket, I'd do the surgery ASAP. It isn't a big deal; anyone who can take a splinter out of a kid's foot can do this.

 

[roenicknewf]

Wow ,cool info turkfish,,good luck silage