Re: cammalanus

[Mike & Diane Wise <apistowise@bewellnet.com>]

Bob,

In Andrews, et. al. The Manual of Fish Health it says, "Although Camallanus
nematodes usually require a copepod ('water flea') intermediate host to convey
the juvenile worm from fish to fish, this parasite also appears to be able to
pass from fish to fish directly - at least for several generations.

Mike Wise

IDMiamiBob@aol.com wrote:

> G Kadar writes:
>
> > When I had "the problem" with the worms, I did some research and it seems
> >  they need another host(s).
> <<snip>
>
> What type of other host does it need?  If it is a snail, then that may be
> small comfort for many of us, especially those who swap plants and get snails
> in the process.  Last week I found a dragonfly nymph in my grow-out tank that
> could only have gotten there from a plant-swap with someone from the Aquatic
> Plants Digest.
>
> Bob Dixon
>
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