Dactylogyrus eggs

[welenofsky@comcast.net]

Well, it will take a long time to dry the sand and flourite out. Untergasser 
said the eggs can live a long time.

Susan


> Susan-
> If no fish are present the flukes will die off fairly quickly, so why not 
> just 
> set the tank up with the plants but no fish for a week or so? You can keep 
> the 
> fish in a hospital tank and treat them more effectively (that's what hospital 
> tanks are for). Just don't overdo the medication. Cardinals and rummynose
> are pretty delicate. But if you use moderate medication and keep the hospital 
> tank clean the flukes should go away.
> 
> There is rarely any need to bake the gravel. Even gill fluke eggs die when 
> they 
> are simply dried up (as Untergasser would say).
> 
> Steev
> 
> welenofsky@comcast.net wrote:
> 
> > Hi Steev:
> >
> > I was thinking of treating my rummy nose and cardinal tetras with a 
> copper-based parasite medication for the Dactylogyrus that might be present. 
> I'm 
> going to move the tank. Maybe I will bake the substrate in the oven to kill 
> any 
> eggs. Not sure what to do with the live plants; I definitely want to keep 
> them.
> >
> > Susan
> 
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