10-18-2011, 08:37 PM
[cool][#0000ff]Rainbows in almost all of our lakes are subject to getting those "anchor worms". It usually happens when the water temps stay too warm for too long. That reduces the effectiveness of the protective slime layer of the fish and they are open to the attachment of the larvae of those worms.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Definitely looks like a couple of "fish zits" on the largest bow. But not nearly as bad as some infestations I have seen at EC. The worst used to be at Pineview, when they were trying to maintain that as a trout pond. By late summer every year the rainbows became "pizza-sides".[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]The good news is that these are just temporary skin parasites that will go away in colder water. Also, they do not affect the flesh and there is no chance of transferring to humans. Although I have seen a few adolescent humans with faces that looked much worse.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Definitely looks like a couple of "fish zits" on the largest bow. But not nearly as bad as some infestations I have seen at EC. The worst used to be at Pineview, when they were trying to maintain that as a trout pond. By late summer every year the rainbows became "pizza-sides".[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]The good news is that these are just temporary skin parasites that will go away in colder water. Also, they do not affect the flesh and there is no chance of transferring to humans. Although I have seen a few adolescent humans with faces that looked much worse.[/#0000ff]
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