Identify Parasite?

**jeep** · 08-23-2018, 11:18 AM

Someone on Simply's FB page is inquiring about this. Can anyone identify? Looks nasty!
fb parasite.jpg

**Paul Sabucchi** · 08-23-2018, 12:49 PM

It looks like a mite, a bit like those that cause mange in animals and scabies in humans

**jeep** · 08-23-2018, 01:00 PM

Originally Posted by Paul Sabucchi

It looks like a mite, a bit like those that cause mange in annals and scabies in humans

You are correct, it does look like a mite, but she said this came from her discus feces.

**Paul Sabucchi** · 08-23-2018, 02:42 PM

All I can think of is if maybe salad/veggies are being fed they may have come with those. Not aware of any arthropoda as intestinal parassites

**jeep** · 08-23-2018, 03:22 PM

Thanks! I will pass this along...

**Tuterosso** · 08-23-2018, 05:33 PM

make movie then we can say more

**RogueDiscus** · 08-23-2018, 06:12 PM

We're working on a posting problem with Dan, DJW, but he suggests it's just an amoeba.

**Tuterosso** · 08-24-2018, 04:40 AM

sry but this is not amoeba, amoeba look different

**shrinkwrap** · 08-27-2018, 06:22 PM

The detail is not sufficient to tell. The regularity of size suggest the possiblility of eggs of capillaria.

**shrinkwrap** · 08-27-2018, 06:25 PM

The detail is not sufficient to tell. The regularity of size suggest the possiblility of eggs of capillaria.Capillaria discus fecal sample (2018_01_18 15_08_35 UTC).jpg

**shrinkwrap** · 08-27-2018, 06:29 PM

**Tuterosso** · 08-28-2018, 01:42 AM

only movie then we know what it is

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