Guppy has worms? Help please

[caylynn]

I just got home and my male guppy has an orangey-red worm looking thing attached to his side. I put him in a hosp tank and picked 3 or four more of these out of my gravel....the ones on the bottom are half orangey, half white. They are definitely moving. I've looked around a little and think it is Camellanus (sp?) worms? I have 2 ADFs, 5 neon tetras, a female guppy, and 2 ghost shrimp in the tank....could it be something else maybe? (p.s. I have not fed live food to my fish..ever)

 

[caylynn]

Now my female has one on her too....it's kind of brown though...removed her too..gravel vacced and did about 35% water change....not sure what else to do?

 

[TLM4x4]

http://www.fishpalace.org/Disease.html#External

I looked on this link and found reference to camellanus, click on this link and scroll down to find it...one thing suggested is to do 100% water change..if the fish survive that you can treat with a med they mentioned...(follow that link) I hope this will help you and Im so sorry for the troubles you are having with them right now good luck!