fleshgear Posted November 19, 2008 Report Share Posted November 19, 2008 i am fairly certain that in my one tank i have camallanus worms. i have guppies, platys, cory's, angels, female betta's, albno bristle nose pleco in a 45 gallon planted tank. I have lost 5 or 6 female guppies they were old and i just added a diy co2 system and i thought that was the reason for there death, maybe stress. but now i have 5 or 6 more female guppies that i can see the worms sticking out of there vent. i have been doing some reading on this site and others and it seems that i need some Levamisole HCl. Is this the best treatment? can i get it in calgary? should i treat my other tanks at the same time? i do transfer fish between all of the tanks every now and then. all tanks have simaller fish. the other tanks show no sign of the worms. i do a 30-50% water change every week. the only thing i have done so far for treatment is added salt 1 tbsp per 5 gallon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatpuffer Posted November 19, 2008 Report Share Posted November 19, 2008 Levamisole HCl worked the best when my breeding group of apisto was infected with callamanus. Finding the meds itself is another headache. I bought mine in bcaquaria.com from patrick...mykiss is his online name. Js Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleshgear Posted November 20, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2008 does anyone know where i can get Levamisole HCl in calgary? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shai Posted November 20, 2008 Report Share Posted November 20, 2008 I had camallanus in my tanks a year ago, and I tried and tried to find levamisole in Calgary and couldn't. I ordered my supply from Charles Harrison in the states. http://inkmkr.com/Fish/ (his email link is at the bottom of the page). He was very prompt and the price was reasonable. The instructions were clear too. If you use any of your equipment with multiple tanks (nets, buckets, etc) and if you have transferred any fish in the last 3 to 6 months you will have to dose every tank. Camallanus will be everywhere even if it hasn't shown up yet--it can take 3 to 5 months for the parasite to show externally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish_Frenzy Posted November 20, 2008 Report Share Posted November 20, 2008 Trust me, you cannot get it in Calgary. Online is the easiest and cheapest. Yes, you will have to treat ALL of your tanks as all it takes to spread this is one drop of water, gravel vac being used in all tanks, refill buckets interchanged etc.. I had it almost a year ago in some guppies and managed to trade for enough to do my 2 tanks. One dose and they were cured. I even phoned Phizer(sp)Canada and every pharmacy in town. I would go with Shai's suggestion as it will be the fastest and cheapest way to obtain some. Tammy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vallisneria Posted November 20, 2008 Report Share Posted November 20, 2008 Are vets able to prescribe levimasole? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mmamnstr Posted November 20, 2008 Report Share Posted November 20, 2008 Are vets able to prescribe levimasole? <Ex Vet Tech Assistant> I know that human drugs can be prescribed for animals and I know that levimasole is actually prescribed for people with Colorectal Cancer, The big question is, is it a restricted drug due to the severe condition in humans it treats, and is there a pharmacy that will have it in stock... Yes in other words, if you phone a Vet, explain the situation, they should be able to call a pharmacy and set you up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish_Frenzy Posted November 20, 2008 Report Share Posted November 20, 2008 There is only 1 vet in Calgary that will prescribe it and she demands to examine the fish first. I found a pharmacy (co-op) I think(I phoned sooooo many!) that can bring it in. BUT it takes 3-7 days and it is VERY expensive. For the amount I needed to treat 20G, the cost was $54. Crazy expensive. I even called feedlots and a pig farm to get this stuff. :boxed: Tammy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shai Posted November 21, 2008 Report Share Posted November 21, 2008 lol For $54 you could order enough from Charles Harrison to treat all your tanks for years and years... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gobies et al Posted November 21, 2008 Report Share Posted November 21, 2008 I Googled camallanus worms and found this site: http://www.petfish.net/kb/entry/154/ It mentions using Panacur. Another site on Panacur referred to treating fish stating.... You need one that contains Fenbendazole (e.g. panacur) and should be a powdered form, rather than paste. Found this snippet on dosage however not entirely sure what they mean by long term bath. Quote: A 3 week course of treatment is required via a long-term bath at a dose of 2-3 mg/litre, with repeat doses on days 7 & 14. Panacur should be available but I haven't looked for it. Keep us posted! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shai Posted November 21, 2008 Report Share Posted November 21, 2008 (edited) Panacur does not work against camallanus. Fenbendazole (sometimes also called Flubendazole) impacts different types of organisms but not camallanus. I did a lot of research on that and had a discussion with Charles Harrison about it too. He sells Fenbendazole/Flubendazole but it is a treatment for other internal and external parasites like gill flukes, ich, etc. Since it's been a year I forget the more specific reasons why it's no good for camallanus, unfortunately... Besides, Levamisole is a one day treatment. In the 3 weeks for Panacur, the worms are going to be able to do a hell of a lot of internal damage to the fish. Levamisole is so effective you can literally see it working. Edited November 21, 2008 by Shai Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleshgear Posted November 21, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 21, 2008 i have just ordered Levamisole from Charles Harrison. hopefully it gets here soon! it is strange that the pets stores do not sell this treatment. it seems like they do not sell any medication for internal parasites only internal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moutain Dew Posted November 24, 2008 Report Share Posted November 24, 2008 [You can search for this particular product... http://www.animart.com/product.php?product...925&cat=167 Many online pet medicine stores have it,,, I think it was like 14$ and you barely have to use any and the worms just fall right out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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