I have discovered a Camallanus infection in my planted community tanks, and would like to treat the tanks without harming my well established populations of cherry shrimps. However, the medications for Camallanus that are available where I live do harm invertebrates including shrimps.
My questions: First, is there a safe way to transfer shrimps (and snails) between tanks without also transferring the Camallanus parasite? Alternatively, if the fish is transferred to a quarantine tank and treated there, and the community tank is kept untreated and without fish, how long must I wait to be certain that the Camallanus worms in the community tank have died out? Months or years? Is it at all possible to get rid of Camallanus in a tank by removing the fish and waiting?
My questions: First, is there a safe way to transfer shrimps (and snails) between tanks without also transferring the Camallanus parasite? Alternatively, if the fish is transferred to a quarantine tank and treated there, and the community tank is kept untreated and without fish, how long must I wait to be certain that the Camallanus worms in the community tank have died out? Months or years? Is it at all possible to get rid of Camallanus in a tank by removing the fish and waiting?
