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Can't tell much from the picture but the description sure did sound like anchorworm. They bury the head inside the fish and indeed hard to pull out. Looks like you have a bad outbreak. How many of ur fish have it in total?
They are actually very hardy fish that unfortunately starve in most tanks. Check out Ora. They claim to have bred mandarins that will eat frozen foods.