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My bullhead is better now by the way, thanks for the help!

UNTgolf wrote:Very cool cat. Was he wild caught or did you get him for another source?

He was caught wild, by someone else. They kept him for a while until they realized he was going to out grow thier tank in like 2 months! So instead of them putting him back where he prolly wouldnt make it now, I took him in.

Just thought id show him off a bit. Hes growin about 13 inches over the past year lol!

Gyrodactylus , skin flukes, are small parasitic flatworms which sit on, primarily, the head of the fish. They're whitish in color, and range in size from about 0.2mm up to 1mm, depending on age, nutritional status, and species. They can be seen with the naked eye (although the smaller species just ...

Planaria will crawl on a stationary bullhead catfish. Gyrodactylus don't come and go. The planaria investigae all surfaces and bullheads will sit for hours at a time. They are harmless but as has been said are a sign of excess uneaten foods. Set a piece of meat or fish inside a container with holes ...

Silurus wrote:The best way to look for planarians is right up against the glass, especially at the level of your substrate. If they are indeed planarians, then it's a sign that you are overfeeding your fish.

Well all i feed them is live fish, they eat them liesure.

If you look in the tank carefully, can you see more of these critters anywhere else (other than on the catfish)? Sounds like you have a planarian infestation (which are not fish parasites). No in fact they arent even on the fish right now. Its seems like they come and go, like you will see them on ...

Silurus wrote:Are they worm-like, or an amorphous blob? Can you see any legs?

Worm like, and they are way way to small to be able to see any legs.

I'm by no means sure about this, but fish-louse would be one possibility. If so, picking them off is the best approach. Do a google on fish-louse and see if it's the same as what you're looking for. Of course, I doubt very much that a bullhead (or channel cat) "needs" to be fed live fish. If you ...

I have a yellow bullhead catfish, and I feed him live goldfish. I think he got some parasites from them. All the parasites are on top of his head, it looks like he has about 50 of them on there. They are white and when you get up real close and look you can actually see them moving around on his ...

Ya your right now that I read into it a little bit more. Makes sense with the location too. Thanks for the ID

Caught him in northern Michigan when he was little. Now about a year later hes about 14 inches long. Im just not sure what exactly he is. I know its a bullhead. You guys are gonna think this is funny, but my buddy made him a myspace page. His pic is on the main page. http://www.myspace.com ...