I've even seen a goldfish try to eat one of the white thingies, hangs out
the mouth an inch or so.
This one though.... almost sounds like anchor worm.
Go here
http://users.megapathdsl.net/~solo/p...se/disease.htm
and look under parasites, the last one listed.
k30a
I've found both worms and slugs in my pond from time to time.... The goldfish
don't seem to enjoy the slugs much
Colleen
Zone 5 Connecticut