fishface29 Posted April 7, 2010 Report Share Posted April 7, 2010 Hi all. Well, after finally ridding my 20 gallon tank of the dreaded camallanus worm, I see it has now shown up in my 55 gallon! I was very careful about maintaining both tanks with separate tools, etc, but I may have inadvertently transferred the worms to my larger tank. Either that or I was unlucky enough to get 2 separate batches of fish with this parasite. Anyways, I had bought some levamisole powder from a seller on the BC Aquaria site, but I'm wondering if anyone knows of a seller in Calgary or Alberta. I have used the Jungle Parasite medicated food, but my fish don't readily eat it, so I'd prefer to just treat with the straight powder. I've also had a hard time finding livestock or pet dewormer with levamisole and don't want to go to the trouble or expense of going through a vet. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FishyFishy! Posted April 7, 2010 Report Share Posted April 7, 2010 (edited) The only way I found when one of my tanks had Callamanus worms was ordering or through a Vet at rediculous prices. Edited April 7, 2010 by FishyFishy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleshgear Posted April 8, 2010 Report Share Posted April 8, 2010 Hi all. Well, after finally ridding my 20 gallon tank of the dreaded camallanus worm, I see it has now shown up in my 55 gallon! I was very careful about maintaining both tanks with separate tools, etc, but I may have inadvertently transferred the worms to my larger tank. Either that or I was unlucky enough to get 2 separate batches of fish with this parasite. Anyways, I had bought some levamisole powder from a seller on the BC Aquaria site, but I'm wondering if anyone knows of a seller in Calgary or Alberta. I have used the Jungle Parasite medicated food, but my fish don't readily eat it, so I'd prefer to just treat with the straight powder. I've also had a hard time finding livestock or pet dewormer with levamisole and don't want to go to the trouble or expense of going through a vet. Thanks! when i got those worms in my tanks i dosed all of the tanks even if there was no sign of the worms. i ordered mine from the states. it came fast. Charles Harrison in St Louis it is under items for sale Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishface29 Posted April 8, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2010 Thanks guys. I had purchased the powder through April's Aquarium (Pets Beautiful) on the BC Aquaria site and it came pretty quickly and was effective after a few treatments. I was just hoping to find a local source. I know it's hard to come by now. It used to be available in a medication called Discomed, but that is no longer around. The medicated foods available are not very potent, and I guess it tastes odd as my fish don't really like it. I ordered a poultry dewormer on-line a while back too, but I am a bit leery about adding it to the tank as it's in a fairly thick suspension of who-knows-what and I don't want to kill my fish trying to get rid of the worms. I haven't seen any signs of the worms in my 20 gallon for a few months now so I think I finally got rid of them. I didn't lose any fish in the process either, but the parasites are tough and came back a few times, so I had to dose several times to get rid of them completely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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