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Something is deffinatly wrong here... | 20 comments (20 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)

I had the very same worms (none / 0) (#15)
by gupppies on Tue Dec 09, 2003 at 10:27:17 PM PST

in one of my female guppies a couple of months ago. When I went to my LFS, they gave me some Fluke and tapeworm tablets containing Praziquantel. The female died unfortunately, but a couple of months down the track, none of my other fish appear to have been infected. Although after reading through this post, I will have a very close look at them again.

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That's good news though that none of the others (none / 0) (#16)
by unclescott on Tue Dec 09, 2003 at 10:44:41 PM PST

in your tank have showed evidence of the disease, gupppies!

I wonder if that female died because the camallanus worms died within her body and took her with. Yeeeeccccch!

I have hear of someone actually removing dead worms sticking out from a fish using tiny forceps.

The closest to that I ever got was removal of sibling fry from throats and artificial respiration for an over adventurous swordtail.

What you did though, probably has saved the rest of the guppies in your tank.

Sounding like the same record over and over again, this is another reason why one wants to quarrantine new fish. A lot of the commercially produced guppies will be exposed to camellanus on the far, at the wholesaler's or in the LFS.

It's sort of like guppylog members going to work or school or the mall (or all of the above) and daring flu germs not to get them. ;)

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Hmm (none / 0) (#17)
by Aerelynn on Tue Dec 09, 2003 at 11:39:06 PM PST

No one here seems to sell either of those medications. Where's a good place to find them?

Aerelynn

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The levamisole or flubendazole ? (none / 0) (#18)
by unclescott on Wed Dec 10, 2003 at 01:31:15 AM PST

Look up the page in this series of comments. :0

Go for the flubendazole for the reasons mentioned above.

I'm beginning to feel like a shill for this gentleman. :)

http://www.inkmkr.com/Fish/
http://www.inkmkr.com/Fish/CamellanusTreatment.pdf

However,

If you do order from him, I don't mind it if you mention my recommendation. He has been quite kind to me and others I know.

The work he has put in testing these anthelmintics is not a part of the day job. If he makes a few bucks after spending a ton of time researching it, that is not a bad thing. And the hobby is a more hopeful place for his (and several other people's) efforts.

He also has an article in progress which he will donate to one of the hobby specialty group publications. I hope he goes on to submit something to one of the aquarium slicks.

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Finally! (none / 0) (#19)
by Aerelynn on Wed Dec 10, 2003 at 04:59:20 AM PST

Finally got back to Charles about the lavimasole, he should be sending it within the next day or two. Thanks for the information U.S, I will be sure to keep everyone updated on if the treatment works!

Aerelynn

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