Eugene Posted June 16, 2014 Report Share Posted June 16, 2014 I'm worried cause I'm going up north for 2wks and noticed some of my fish aren't eating and have these red 3-5mm red spikes sticking out of anus whats the best cure or method.There wasting not eating to hard to catch so gotta treat in a 50gal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckmullin Posted June 17, 2014 Report Share Posted June 17, 2014 (edited) Camallanus worms sounds like. If it is pick one: fenbendazole, levamisole, praziquantel. Edited June 17, 2014 by ckmullin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyfisher Posted June 17, 2014 Report Share Posted June 17, 2014 (edited) Search Camallanus worms on here lots of threads & posts, Levamisole is your best bet to get rid of these pests.I picked mine up from Canadian Aquatics. Edited June 17, 2014 by flyfisher Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eugene Posted June 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 17, 2014 Prazequantel liquid in a bottle from Big als.....got it...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Labman Posted June 17, 2014 Report Share Posted June 17, 2014 Not wishing to offend, but, how does one look out for these worms, and where do they come from? I'd like to head off the problem, instead of curing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyfisher Posted June 17, 2014 Report Share Posted June 17, 2014 Not wishing to offend, but, how does one look out for these worms, and where do they come from? I'd like to head off the problem, instead of curing it. After having gone through a out break of my own about two years ago I learned more than I ever wanted to know about Camallanus worms & Levamisole. You can do a search on here for both Camallanus & Levamisole some VERY GOOD information on what they are what to look for treatments etc. Only way I now trust is to quarantine all fish for a minimum of a month de-worming with Lev. at least twice all it takes is one sick fish to contaminate your tank which can then be easily spread to other tanks through shared nets, hoses, buckets etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Labman Posted June 17, 2014 Report Share Posted June 17, 2014 (edited) Very good reading, seems that the cure is hard to come by. As all the posts were from 2010 and older, has there been a supplier started in Alberta? It looks like Eugene has found a different cure, is it as effective? Edited June 17, 2014 by Labman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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