Aquarium Fish Flukes. Flukes are a type of parasite with the broad group of gyrodactylus parasites. Body Flukes Caused by undesirable tank conditions body flukes are tiny.
Commonly referred to as flukes these parasites are guaranteed to be a problem at least once in any fish keepers career. Fortunately there are plenty of options for helping your fish recover from a fluke infestation. Flukes are parasites that attach themselves to the body and gills of goldfish.
You dont have to worry too much about whether your fish has gill.
Fluke is often associated with parasitic infection that can easily kill a large batch of fish especially young fry. These are common worm like parasites or ectoparasite about 1-2mm in length which live in and reproduce in the gills of cold water or tropical fish occasionally on to the surrounding skin. You can either bathe the sick fish in a potassium permanganate solution 10mg per litre water for about 20-30 minutes or treat the entire holding tank. It contains 50 praziquantel in a unique presentation.
