oh boy. I pulled my female nannacara out of my 90g a couple weeks ago, when she started developing white fungus-like spots on her caudal fin and body, which quickly evolved into her tail rotting almost completely off, and put her into my 10g for quarantine. The only "symptom" she'd had prior to this was a really noticeable darkening of her gut, so that you can see it from outside her body - it looked like she'd eaten dye or something.
The only other inhabitants of the 10g are a bamboo shrimp and a handful of snails.
I've been treating with Pimafix and Melafix, and her fins have grown back, but she still keeps getting these white spots. Then, yesterday, I spotted something terrible - camallanus worms. The darkened gut now makes sense - I suspect her gut is so crammed with worm(s) that that is what I'm seeing.
Everything I've read says that this is really hard to treat, and that fish losses are common with treatment. I expect that my nannacara, being a small fish with what appears to be a LARGE worm problem, wouldn't survive treatment.
I've no idea how my nannacara even got sick - she must have been sick when I got her, back at the start of December, before I learned, the hard way, the value of QTing new fish.
I can't see any signs or symptoms in the remaining fish in my 90g. Should I treat that tank anyway? It's a HEAVILY planted tank, and inhabitants include a breeding pair of kribs and a breeding pair of angels, that I would be very sorry to lose.
It seems the most recommended medication is Panacur, a dog wormer - can anyone confirm if it is shrimp-safe? I've got some amanos in my 90. Also, would you advise trying to treat my 10g? Or would it just be best to euthanize at this point? Can my bamboo shrimp act as a carrier?
The only other inhabitants of the 10g are a bamboo shrimp and a handful of snails.
I've been treating with Pimafix and Melafix, and her fins have grown back, but she still keeps getting these white spots. Then, yesterday, I spotted something terrible - camallanus worms. The darkened gut now makes sense - I suspect her gut is so crammed with worm(s) that that is what I'm seeing.
Everything I've read says that this is really hard to treat, and that fish losses are common with treatment. I expect that my nannacara, being a small fish with what appears to be a LARGE worm problem, wouldn't survive treatment.
I've no idea how my nannacara even got sick - she must have been sick when I got her, back at the start of December, before I learned, the hard way, the value of QTing new fish.
I can't see any signs or symptoms in the remaining fish in my 90g. Should I treat that tank anyway? It's a HEAVILY planted tank, and inhabitants include a breeding pair of kribs and a breeding pair of angels, that I would be very sorry to lose.
It seems the most recommended medication is Panacur, a dog wormer - can anyone confirm if it is shrimp-safe? I've got some amanos in my 90. Also, would you advise trying to treat my 10g? Or would it just be best to euthanize at this point? Can my bamboo shrimp act as a carrier?
