Re: Nematode?

[Ken Laidlaw <kl@jach.hawaii.edu>]

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On Thu, 13 Mar 1997, Edward G. Chappee wrote:

> I moved my nijsseni yesterday and today there appears to be a thin
> thread-like worm coming from the anus of one of the fish.  I have removed
> the affected fish to a quarrantine tank.  This fish has become bloated in
> the past 24 hrs but has not become listless or skittish.  Does this sound
> like a nematode worm?  If so, how should I treat the problem?
>
> Thanks,
> Ed Chappee

Yes - Camallanus sp.
Can be treated with the drug Levamisole Hydrochloride which is a farm
animal worming treatment.  It can be bought from farmyard suppliers
without a prescription.  It is simply a case of adding a dose (can't
remember off the top of my head) to the water and doing a 100% water
change after 24 hours.

Get back to me if interested and I'll dig out the dosage.

Ken.L

ps this is a nasty parasite.  Before I found out a reliable treatment I
lost almost a complete brood (about 25 fish) of A.nijsseni which were
nearing adulthood.





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