Dimilin use and Anchor worm?

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Noticed a cple red worms on fins and a lip of a cple of my "dither fish" in a ray tank. I pulled the said specimen out, removed the worms with tweezers and hit the wounds with iodne. Also ordered some Dimilin to kill off the free swimming cycts. Should i also go through a cple rounds of Potassium permanganate to ensure i removed the worms or will the dimilin kill the adult/female forms of anchor worm also? Never used the potassium or dimilin before. ill b picking up some potassium from the hardware store after work. last ? lol...is dimilin safe for rays specifically young rays. Thanks!
 
any help or experiences? ive dosed the system this fish is in 4 times now with dimilin and have seen no positive results. Ive also tried to physically remove the worm once and did not succeed. any other treatments or baths i could use would be much appreciated.
 
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any help or experiences? ive dosed the system this fish is in 4 times now with dimilin and have seen no positive results. Ive also tried to physically remove the worm once and did not succeed. any other treatments or baths i could use would be much appreciated.
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that should be able to treat the worms if they are anchor worms. I have heard it is very safe but have not tried it with rays. Can you even still get it?
If you have a vet you use for other pets they can get you compounded Lufenuron. This is very safe and effective. Once again assuming the diagnosis is right.
 
Charney said:
that should be able to treat the worms if they are anchor worms. I have heard it is very safe but have not tried it with rays. Can you even still get it?
If you have a vet you use for other pets they can get you compounded Lufenuron. This is very safe and effective. Once again assuming the diagnosis is right.
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much appreciated Charney, was hoping ud see this eventually. Maybe i got some bogus Dimilin lol... ebay was the only source i could find it. Have you ever used potassium parmaganite? Ive read it works as a bath to remove the female form of anchor worm but am somewhat afraid to try it with out some advice. My rays did not miss a beat during the dimilin treatments, neither did the worm tho. Ill get u some pics. The worm is located directly on the lip/chin of the specimen in question. pretty positive it goes all the way through the chin to inside the mouth also if that helps u i.d. :/.
 
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this is what ive been using... my rtgg does not like the camera :/, im havin a hard time gettin a good shot of her problem.
 
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Charney Charney i appologize for my awesome camera skillz, shes 2 smart and annoyed by me pestering her. Im gonna pull her out for a better shot and try 2 physically remove the worms again as she now has 2 on the lip. best i can describe it as is a pimple. Appetite and activity level is still normal atleast but id like to nip this in the butt and learn for the future.
 
I have heard dimilin is very effective, it doesnt work though; bomb the tank with sodium chlorite, it's a last ditch effort though, as it will kill off your bacterial colony too
 
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