I need to know when treating a tank for worms does the medication kill off beneficial bacteria never had to use it before just found nematodes today 
thx in advance for any info.
thx in advance for any info.parasite medication
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How do you know they are nematodes and which type are they, there are several, quite a few can be treated in the free moving stage with salt treatment just like for ich. The internal ones need a treated food designed for parasites like the one made by Jungle.
Nematode infestations are not very common in tanks so is it possible you have planaria, whiteworms, microworms, or even tubfex?
Nematode infestations are not very common in tanks so is it possible you have planaria, whiteworms, microworms, or even tubfex?
From all the descriptions i've found ie:the length found one 4mill long the movement they look like fine hairs squirming through the water tryed PraziPro this is a highly effective med for flukes, tape worms,flatworms, turbellarians ,this has not worked and from my investagating this does not work on nematods got some info here on worms maybe of intrest to you. www.micrographia.com/specbiol/helmint/nematod/nema0100.htm
i still havent found a med for this yet , currently have slashed feeding to a 1/4 cleaning tank and vacuming substrate daily dont use carbon tank is filtered with a 2227 wet dry Ehiem,Fluval404 with bio media ,foam and floss two hot magnums with bio media and foam all paramaters are in spec amm 0 nitrate 0 nitrate 2ppm ph 7.2 temp 79 - its a 90 gall tank with one 11" lutino Oscar 10"pleco i think the pleco was the host just bought him 2 weeks ago couldnt isolate him tank had my fry in it any feed back is welcome...
i still havent found a med for this yet , currently have slashed feeding to a 1/4 cleaning tank and vacuming substrate daily dont use carbon tank is filtered with a 2227 wet dry Ehiem,Fluval404 with bio media ,foam and floss two hot magnums with bio media and foam all paramaters are in spec amm 0 nitrate 0 nitrate 2ppm ph 7.2 temp 79 - its a 90 gall tank with one 11" lutino Oscar 10"pleco i think the pleco was the host just bought him 2 weeks ago couldnt isolate him tank had my fry in it any feed back is welcome...
forgot to add this pretty sure they are free floating right now have been watching and havent seen any hanging from the fish no reddness either cant see any on the bodys i thought planari but theres none attached to anything ,not tubfex never seen white ones,the white worms i'm not familar with did a search nothing came up , nematodes are the closest i've found their swimming is the best match
White worms are also called microworms and are cultured for food for fry, they can become established in your filter and are harmless.
It does sound like nematodes, they are a bit harder to kill than flatworms like flukes. Most round worms (nematodes) are harmless and can be treated as you are doing with your sanitation regime, Clout kills most types, salt (as for ich), will also kill most of the free swimmers. If they came in internally they are most likely intestinal parasites and you will need to use a dewormer such as Jungle's anti-parasite medicated food and you might want to treat the tank with seachem's paraguard, it is supposed to not effect aerobic filter bacteria.
It does sound like nematodes, they are a bit harder to kill than flatworms like flukes. Most round worms (nematodes) are harmless and can be treated as you are doing with your sanitation regime, Clout kills most types, salt (as for ich), will also kill most of the free swimmers. If they came in internally they are most likely intestinal parasites and you will need to use a dewormer such as Jungle's anti-parasite medicated food and you might want to treat the tank with seachem's paraguard, it is supposed to not effect aerobic filter bacteria.
Can white worms/microworms get to be about an inch in length guppy? I occassionally see these after I vacuum gravel and I've always thought they were white worms but I've never been 100% positive. Some of em are quite long and actually exceed 1 inch but they are very slender (and white). They have been time tested as not harmful to my fish.
Hiya loach, microworms get a little bigger than 1/4", they have a relative called the grindal worm that gets 1/2-3/4", but the ones that reach 1"-1 1/2" are just called white worms (Enchytraeus albidus) and are excellent fish food.loach43 said:
Thanx guppy, you're a fountain of information!
Confirmation that white worms are excellent fish food. These guys are always bloated looking and never bother to eat anything I give em. They've got living woimz to eat 24/7
Cheers to low maintenance! 
Confirmation that white worms are excellent fish food. These guys are always bloated looking and never bother to eat anything I give em. They've got living woimz to eat 24/7
Cheers to low maintenance! Try Prazequantel. I'm a Pharmacist, so i can get it for myself. U may need to get a prescription from a vet. but i can guarantee if it "worms" it will work 100%. One 600mg tablet per 100gal water for 4 days. I use it on wild caught discus, they always have worms. P.S. Mebendazole works as well, but its kinda hard on the fish.fishnutham said: