How to treat camallanus worms

[eliasmaasri]

Hi folks, I have planted tank and several breeding tanks, recently camallanus outbreak is killing guppy and fry.
I removed plants fish are in bare bottom glass.
Will bleach the empty tank and plants
As for the fish, I have levamisole huydrochloride powder bought at local veterinary shop destinated for cattle.
Any suggestions for an eradication protocol with dosing.
I am reading contradictory data online
Many thanks

 

[tlindsey]

Hi folks, I have planted tank and several breeding tanks, recently camallanus outbreak is killing guppy and fry.
I removed plants fish are in bare bottom glass.
Will bleach the empty tank and plants
As for the fish, I have levamisole huydrochloride powder bought at local veterinary shop destinated for cattle.
Any suggestions for an eradication protocol with dosing.
I am reading contradictory data online
Many thanks

Welcome aboard
duanes
kno4te

 

[duanes]

This is what I would use, mixed into food

 

[Midwater]

Levamisole Hydrochloride — Loaches Online

Its application and usage in freshwater aquariums.

www.loaches.com

 

[RD.]

The correct manner is to treat using dosage stated below (2 ppm) for 24 hrs, wait 2 weeks, and treat again.

http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fa091

" One effective bath treatment dose is 2 ppm (mg/liter) levamisole for 24 hours, with a repeat treatment in two to three weeks."

The scientific community considers 2ppm of Levasimole HCl to be an adequate dosage, which works out to 1gr per 100 gallons, not 5gr per 100 gallons as constantly reported on the internet.

The 5gr dosage rate often seen repeated online originates from Charles Harrison, who is a chemist/ fish hobbyist, that sells (or used to sell?) Levasimole HCl, not a VMD that specializes in treating tropical fish. (such as Dr. Roy Yanong)

Dr. Yanong also suggests that the treatment duration be 24 hrs, not 3 days as currently suggested by Charles Harrison. It appears that Charles got his info many years ago from a killi hobbyist (Ken Laidlaw), that as far as I can tell has no real qualifications for treating fish for disease etc beyond the hobbyist level.


Dr. Roy Yanong's bio ......

http://sfrc.ufl.edu/people/faculty/yanong/

 

[AR1]

Hi folks, I have planted tank and several breeding tanks, recently camallanus outbreak is killing guppy and fry.
I removed plants fish are in bare bottom glass.
Will bleach the empty tank and plants
As for the fish, I have levamisole huydrochloride powder bought at local veterinary shop destinated for cattle.
Any suggestions for an eradication protocol with dosing.
I am reading contradictory data online
Many thanks

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