RE: [GSAS-Member] Camallanus cotti

["Susan Welenofsky" <welenofsky@comcast.net>]

Thanks Matt. I notice that Big Al's and Dr's F & S don't sell Discomed, but
I have seen it at Denny's Pet World. Thanks for telling everyone about the
sale there in December. I got a great 3' compact fluorescent light for a
decent price. I also traded some Brichardi's there. No worry about parasites
there, since the African tanks are at my boyfriend's condo. 

All the same though, I will probably go and get some Levamisole cattle
dewormer at The Grange in Issaquah, or if they have Flubenzadole, since the
Levamisole is supposed to not work at pH's about 6.6. 

I used some Praziquantel, another anthelmic, mixed in with food, which the
fish ate. I guess it can take up to four to five months before a person even
knows their fish has worms. I'll just deworm all the fish, lol. You never
know.

Susan

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:gsas-member-bounces@thekrib.com] On Behalf Of matt kaufman
Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2005 9:56 AM
To: gsas-member@thekrib.com
Subject: RE: [GSAS-Member] Camallanus cotti

I've successfully treated for this in the past with killies and chiclets. 
The over-the-counter product I've used is Aquarium Pharm. "Discomed". Mix it

with some yummy live foods - I've used blackworms (which sometimes are sold 
as "tubifex" out here). Put the worms in some water that has the discomed 
dissolved in it and feed 2x a day for two weeks. Within a day or two, the 
worms will appear to be gone but continue the treatment for the full two 
weeks. Fish treated this way generally recover and it's better to just feed 
medicine to food rather than dose the whole tank.

Also, last I looked Discomed and other Aq. pharm. products had expiration 
dates on them, somewhat unusual (obligate slam at the aq. products industry)

for stuff sold to fish hobbyists

Good luck - my cichliets bred fine after this as did the killies.

>From: "Susan Welenofsky" <welenofsky@comcast.net>
>Reply-To: Greater Seattle Aquarium Society member 
>chat<gsas-member@thekrib.com>
>To: "GSAS Member Chat" <gsas-member@thekrib.com>
>Subject: [GSAS-Member] Camallanus cotti
>Date: Wed, 5 Jan 2005 21:42:37 -0800
>
>Help. My killifish has this totally gross worms hanging out of her butt. I
>have Praziquantel, which I am mixing in with the food, since the do want to
>eat, and put a copper-based medication in the water. Does anyone know where
>I can find Levimisole Hydrochloride? I'm sure the other killies have it 
>too.
>God, I hope I don't have it, after starting the siphon a few times!!!
>
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