disease info? Experience PLEASE

camillanus are usually not affected by prazi or metro..you can mix parasite meds as they tend to be specific to certain parasites.

in essence what works for some may not work on other parasites.

levamisole is very effective against camillanus make sure you get Levamisole HCL(water soluable)

in case your are wondering..jungel anti parasite food has metro, prazi and levamisole in it. all parasite meds are more effective if ingested.

if you treat with levamisole..retreat in 2-3 weeks..camillanus will drop eggs and these eggs will hatchout in 2- weeks..also bumping temp in the tank is a good habit as the parasites do not do well in warm water.

other meds you can use Fenbenzadole, flubenzadole..soe of these you can get from a veterinarian.as they are used for cats and dogs. the latter meds will kill the eggs.
treat the entire tank

the meds usually have no effect on bacteria in your filter..these meds are specific meds designed to treat parasitic worms.

camillanus affects the digestive tract...the worms are red as they are feeding off the blood of the fish.
levamisole is avilable thru feed stores and can even be purchased on lin ein the US. another name for levamisole is Levasole (sheep wormer)

jungle parasite clear has mtro and prazi. as do other meds you can find in Petsmart.
 
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I just got home from the vet with Fenbenzadole and I will be treating their food for their next feeding. Thanks for the help. I'll let you know how it works out.
 
FishyMatty said:
I just got home from the vet with Fenbenzadole and I will be treating their food for their next feeding. Thanks for the help. I'll let you know how it works out.
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you should be good to go with that med.
you may have to feed the fish exclusive for a few feedings.
btw, I treat all my sa cichlids with these drugs in qt.
the meds are generally not hard on the fish when they are treated with the correct dose.
 
star_rider, have you had success in treating camallanus in your fish?

when I first had it show up in three different tanks back in 2000, I was using a product called Disco-med from Aquatronics that was a powders designed to be mixed with food (and water) that contained levamisole, metro and piperazine.

however, I don't think that is avaiable anymore. Needless to say, it was not effective against the worms in my angels, gouamis and killifish at the time..

In my area, Levamisole is nearly impossible to get.

I read online that it is used in HIV patients now (apparently it is more than just an antihelmetic) and it was extremely expensive (I think it was $200 canadian for 12 pills (!) ).

Just curious as to your success rate.

At the LFS were I used to work, we had some threadfin cichlids (A. heckeli) come in with camallanus, and feed the Jungle antiparasite pellet food for several weeks. the worms disappeared from the anus but then returned...we had to put down the tank :(
 
From what I've read Levamisole HCL is the number one treatment form camallanus but Fenbenzadole is just as effective. I am treating food with fenbenzadole and I treated tank with Prazi-Pro.
If for some reason this doesn't work my vat said he can get Levamisole HCL if I want.
I will keep you updated on my fish.
Before I even started treatment My baby ocean green discus died .
 
Heres a bigger question, if the algae eaters were to get camallanus how do you treat them? There not going to eat the treated food.
Can shrimp or snails carry it?
The effected tanks have now been dosed twice with the fenbenzadole and the second day after the Prazi-Pro treatment. Still one discus not eating and in the apisto tank all fish are eating but Camallanus still visible from their anus.
 
Yes, Levamisole HCL was very effective. it is most effective introduced in the food but it can be used as a bath.
I had a heavy infestation about 1 year ago..all but one angel survived.
jungle anti parasite food has levamisole, prazi and metro in it.

with levamisole/levasole it is importnt to re-treat the tank 2-3 weeks after intiail treatment.


the fish may darken and hide when treating. but the treatment is only 24 hrs( I have left it in the tank for 48.

I use it on angels and discus.

flubenzadole and fenbenzadole will kill the eggs and is the latest, greatest. it will be the next med I add to my arsenal.
btw, I treat all new fish with parasite meds as a precaution..as you know parasitic infestation may not manifest within the normal qt time frame.
 
FishyMatty said:
Heres a bigger question, if the algae eaters were to get camallanus how do you treat them? There not going to eat the treated food.
Can shrimp or snails carry it?
The effected tanks have now been dosed twice with the fenbenzadole and the second day after the Prazi-Pro treatment. Still one discus not eating and in the apisto tank all fish are eating but Camallanus still visible from their anus.
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it takes some time for the meds to pass and the parasites to pass thru.

this is where you can run into issues..if the fish do not pass the parasites you run the risk of internal bacterial infections. that is what killed one of my angels..she was heavily infested and did finally pass the worms(what a mass she had too)
I have had angels live for weeks(literally ) without eating.
I just got one of my wild angels feeding again..it went 4weeks + without eating..
not my idea of safe but it seems to b okay.

give the meds time to work. some meds can be used in bath(just added in correct dose to tank water) remember the fish quit eating as the infestaton was causing irritation to the digestive tract..this needs to heal before the fish begins to feel like it can keep food down.
in the case of fenbenzadole I don't think you have to worry about eggs hatching out.

some parasites do use an intermediat host (snails etc) to mature before infecting the fish.
but as mentioned..it is mute if the fenbenzadole kills the eggs.
 
I have one discus that has not been eating for some time and has white poo. I'm going to separate him tonight and try to get some metro tomorrow. I ordered it a few days ago but I don't know how long the little guy will last with out eating.
Will the metro get the fish to eat?
 
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