worms in filter
Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2007 1:39 pm
I found 2 live worms in my HOB filter after using levamisole--yuck. One was red, 1 tan appx 1/8-1/4 inch long. Cammalanus? no segmentations I could see so not tapeworms.
A week ago I treated my clown loach & plec tank with levamisole mostly because I had it mixed for another tank. My newish scribble plec had not be levamisoled but was quarantined for 8 weeks. The tank had been treated this summer "just in case" & 1 small clown loach actually lost some weight after that. Not the emaciated CWS, just a little thinner.
After 1 dose we were busy & didn't notice
until 5 days later-- Oh My -- he was emaciated in the classic CWS way. I ran out to buy a Q tank & Maracyn I & II, no time for resealing tanks now. Supposedly Maracyns don't kill the "good" bacteria so I was going to take some filter media for the q filter. That's when I found the worms. So now all my tanks are being levamisoled, gravel vac'd etc., Unhappy New Year.
So now I'm wondering all over again about dosing strength & schedule. This summer I did appx 4 ppm, 3 doses 48 hours apart (then 1 a week later as I recall). This time I was going with 2 ppm, 3 doses 5 days apart to try & kill later hatches but the initial dose didn't kill (adults?) so I'm thinking higher & more frequent initial doses.
Help, Shari et al, I need opinions (& sympathy
).
Nancy
A week ago I treated my clown loach & plec tank with levamisole mostly because I had it mixed for another tank. My newish scribble plec had not be levamisoled but was quarantined for 8 weeks. The tank had been treated this summer "just in case" & 1 small clown loach actually lost some weight after that. Not the emaciated CWS, just a little thinner.
After 1 dose we were busy & didn't notice

So now I'm wondering all over again about dosing strength & schedule. This summer I did appx 4 ppm, 3 doses 48 hours apart (then 1 a week later as I recall). This time I was going with 2 ppm, 3 doses 5 days apart to try & kill later hatches but the initial dose didn't kill (adults?) so I'm thinking higher & more frequent initial doses.
Help, Shari et al, I need opinions (& sympathy

Nancy