Potential disease, advice needed

[MikeLeMike]

Hello friends, I am new to this forum and I come seeking advise.

I am worried about my new male apistogramma cacatuoides I recently bought. He has been doing good. Feeding frozen foods from hakari and northfins pellets. He's eating well for the last few weeks, but I noticed this week a swollen bump in the anal/vent area appeared.

I am unsure if this could be worms of some sort and how to threat it ?

I know he has recently fertilized the eggs of a female because ,I saw female guarding wigglers. Could that be a cause ?

Here are some pictures. Thanks for the help.

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[MacZ]

Looks like a late stage of a Camallanus worm infestation, just without the worms. But could be any other internal parasite.

 

[dw1305]

Hi all,
Camallanus would be my guess as well. <"Levamisole HCl works"> if you can get it?


cheers Darrel

 

[MikeLeMike]

Hi all,
Camallanus would be my guess as well. <"Levamisole HCl works"> if you can get it?


cheers Darrel

I've only been able to find Fubendazole. Hoping i'll get here before its too late. He's still eating and swimming so I have high hopes.