Re: Anchor worms-Sensative fish

["Tony" <Loxxxo@comcast.net>]

Thanks Steev for the reply :)

Yep it's been pretty chaotic around here I have 4 20 gallon set up for
Q-tanks...I've invested too much time and energy to let this get out of hand
on my Bichers..
I've taken off 6 of 4 fish this evening with medical tweezers...The rest was
just too small I used my reading glasses and a flashlight, so I don't think
my eyes are any better then yours :) hehe..Well someone across sea suggested
Dyacide at 3/4 strength, I would think that is WAY to strong for them, he
said "I should nip it in the butt early" but thats nippin abit to hard
IMHO...I don't want dead fish and live worms...
As far as larva I'm not sure these are about maybe a half-quarter of a  inch
and I only seen a couple of them, I thought I was seeing things until I
notice them visably wiggle, seems like they just fell off cause there was a
trail of blood at the tip....To be truthful I have never encountered
anchorworms but by description I would say so..
I wish I had my digicam but my sensor is by cleaned by Canon and that maybe
up to 4 weeks...So I will buy some Fluke Tabs ASAP...
<crossin my fingers>Thanks again Steev
Tony
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "steev ward" <steevward@mac.com>
To: <gsas-member@thekrib.com>
Sent: Thursday, May 27, 2004 8:49 PM
Subject: Re: Anchor worms-Sensative fish


> Tony-
> I've used Fluke Tabs on Polypterus several times and I think it worked
well without hurting the fish. It is often used for anchorworm.
> The free-swimming white strings might be something else (just a worm?).
I've never seen the anchorworm larvae with just my eye, but maybe you've got
good eyes. They would look a little like cyclops.
> I feel that I should remove the adult anchorworms by hand before
medicating, because  I think it helps head off further infection and the
fish seem to take it pretty well when I do that.
> I've got some anchorworm pictures here:
> http://www.geocities.com/steevward/anchorworm.html
>
> Other medications than Fluke Tabs (Ich-type medications and of course
copper compounds) are supposed to be effective in killing off the larval
stages but it's hard to tell if they really work because sometimes the
anchorworms just die off all by themselves.
>
> Steev
>
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