Why is there not a specific fish medication for these worms? From all the info I can find you have to use worm treatment meant for cattle. If fish suffer from these worms as they obviously do why does no one produce fish medication???
Camallanus Worm Treatment
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Tokis-Phoenix
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I've never had to treat fish for these particular worms, however i have used Flubenol15 in the past to treat internal parasites successfully, it should work on the camalllanus worms (although i can't be certain, having had no experience with these particular parasites);
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Intestinal worms in fish are not considered a big deal to anyone except people who keep fish. Most of the drugs that were once used to treat them no longer work due to the worms developing a resistance to the drug. Nowadays people find that animal wormers work and are safer to use on fish than earlier remedies. Nilverm (Levamisole Hydrochloride) is one of the better medications to use but the worms can develop a resistance to it as well. So you should be careful about how often you treat the fish.
Bloo
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Thanks for pointing to that thread Tokis-Phoenix. I can definitely recommend that product. They've updated the product over the past few months so the new one I believe treats an even broader range of nasties.
Available on eBay here.
(note - it's not only for discus - but can be used for all tropical freshwater fish)
From the 1 st November 2007 big brother in the form of the VMD will be ensuring ALL aquatic wormers complies with the good manufacturing practice (GMP). New…wormer plus complies with all the latest up to date regulations.
Worms are a fact of life for discus; every discus carries its own complement of worms. When in good health these worms are not a problem, but as soon as the fish is stressed or bullied etc its natural immunity is compromised and worms can take a hold. A sure sign of a worm problem is when a discus still eats, yet is wafer thin with the famous pinched in look above the eyes. New wormer plus will rid discus of tapeworms, leeches, gill flukes, body flukes, and internal helminths such as round worms, pin worms, nematodes, hydra, ick, velvet and protozoa plus a host of other pest. This product can be mixed with other aquarium products and medications. Even snails will never again be a pest when using this product, just once a month. Although a second dose after seven days may be needed in heavy infestations of flukes, or if treating for Hexamita. So when your discus looks emaciated or just worn out use new wormer plus on a regular basis and do them a favour. Using new wormer plus once a month will help to keep your valued discus and tropical fish in tip top health. It is not necessary to turn off U/V sterilisation during its application, but it is advisable to remove carbon etc whilst using this medication for full effect. This product can be used with rays and is safe to use in aquariums with plants, and it will not harm the biological filtration in your filters.
Not to be confused with the old wormer plus, the new version has a different mix of ingredients and is manufactured by Kusuri products ltd that holds a manufacturing licence to this product (SAM0002). It is different to the recently used powdered wormers. Flubendazole is still the main active ingredient in the new version. Then naturally sourced calcium carbonate acts as a gentle booster and pick me up after the pests are killed. This product does not contain antibiotics and is still marketed with the small animal exemption scheme. It is 100% legal; VMD approved, passed with risk phrases also safety phrases and has been covered with a COSHH sheet. The new wormer plus has a easy to use 30 gallon measuring scoop (supplied) in every pack which is another improvement, making it easy to measure out and to administer the treatment. Instructions are on the back of every pack. This wormer will not raise your PH, TDS or GH, if fact with the many test Kusuri and Plymouth discus have done you may get a slight drop. Great news for Amazon species.
The new wormer plus is very shop friendly and can be hung on shop board hooks and is bar coded. It looks great in its shiny gold packets, and is available in two sizes, 500 gallons and 2,000 gallons. Now keeping your favourite tropical fish has never been easier.
Some one at the recent Glee trade show in Birmingham said to me, “after 30 years of discus keeping why all of a sudden do I need to worm my fish?” The answer is simple, 30 years ago discus was said to be difficult to keep, many said impossible. Discus then had a bad name as a difficult fish to keep. NOT SO, just misunderstood. As long as they have the right conditions, free of parasites etc they are just as easy to keep as any other tropicals, with understanding. Then came all the different worming tactics that actually seemed to work. Was this a fad? Or was this something that someone actually had a hook on? All of a sudden discus was easier to keep, not just because of the parasite control, but more. Discus keeping in the old days was regarded as a fish shrouded in mystery, and difficult to keep. Just to be kept by the experts and the highly experienced. It is recommended to worm your discus once a month for trouble free discus keeping, and this will give them a flying start if introducing new stock. For more help or information visit www.wormerplus.com or for telephone sales: - 01752 784671 / 07976 200454. For technical advice telephone 01626 836600.
Thanks for pointing to that thread Tokis-Phoenix. I can definitely recommend that product. They've updated the product over the past few months so the new one I believe treats an even broader range of nasties.
Available on eBay here.
(note - it's not only for discus - but can be used for all tropical freshwater fish)
From the 1 st November 2007 big brother in the form of the VMD will be ensuring ALL aquatic wormers complies with the good manufacturing practice (GMP). New…wormer plus complies with all the latest up to date regulations.
Worms are a fact of life for discus; every discus carries its own complement of worms. When in good health these worms are not a problem, but as soon as the fish is stressed or bullied etc its natural immunity is compromised and worms can take a hold. A sure sign of a worm problem is when a discus still eats, yet is wafer thin with the famous pinched in look above the eyes. New wormer plus will rid discus of tapeworms, leeches, gill flukes, body flukes, and internal helminths such as round worms, pin worms, nematodes, hydra, ick, velvet and protozoa plus a host of other pest. This product can be mixed with other aquarium products and medications. Even snails will never again be a pest when using this product, just once a month. Although a second dose after seven days may be needed in heavy infestations of flukes, or if treating for Hexamita. So when your discus looks emaciated or just worn out use new wormer plus on a regular basis and do them a favour. Using new wormer plus once a month will help to keep your valued discus and tropical fish in tip top health. It is not necessary to turn off U/V sterilisation during its application, but it is advisable to remove carbon etc whilst using this medication for full effect. This product can be used with rays and is safe to use in aquariums with plants, and it will not harm the biological filtration in your filters.
Not to be confused with the old wormer plus, the new version has a different mix of ingredients and is manufactured by Kusuri products ltd that holds a manufacturing licence to this product (SAM0002). It is different to the recently used powdered wormers. Flubendazole is still the main active ingredient in the new version. Then naturally sourced calcium carbonate acts as a gentle booster and pick me up after the pests are killed. This product does not contain antibiotics and is still marketed with the small animal exemption scheme. It is 100% legal; VMD approved, passed with risk phrases also safety phrases and has been covered with a COSHH sheet. The new wormer plus has a easy to use 30 gallon measuring scoop (supplied) in every pack which is another improvement, making it easy to measure out and to administer the treatment. Instructions are on the back of every pack. This wormer will not raise your PH, TDS or GH, if fact with the many test Kusuri and Plymouth discus have done you may get a slight drop. Great news for Amazon species.
The new wormer plus is very shop friendly and can be hung on shop board hooks and is bar coded. It looks great in its shiny gold packets, and is available in two sizes, 500 gallons and 2,000 gallons. Now keeping your favourite tropical fish has never been easier.
Some one at the recent Glee trade show in Birmingham said to me, “after 30 years of discus keeping why all of a sudden do I need to worm my fish?” The answer is simple, 30 years ago discus was said to be difficult to keep, many said impossible. Discus then had a bad name as a difficult fish to keep. NOT SO, just misunderstood. As long as they have the right conditions, free of parasites etc they are just as easy to keep as any other tropicals, with understanding. Then came all the different worming tactics that actually seemed to work. Was this a fad? Or was this something that someone actually had a hook on? All of a sudden discus was easier to keep, not just because of the parasite control, but more. Discus keeping in the old days was regarded as a fish shrouded in mystery, and difficult to keep. Just to be kept by the experts and the highly experienced. It is recommended to worm your discus once a month for trouble free discus keeping, and this will give them a flying start if introducing new stock. For more help or information visit www.wormerplus.com or for telephone sales: - 01752 784671 / 07976 200454. For technical advice telephone 01626 836600.
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blue acara
Fish Herder
Camallanus worms can be treated with Levamisole hydorchloride, it is very effective at killing nematodes.(i.e Camallanus worms) I have tried treating my fish for the worms with wormer plus (Flubendazole)at 3x dosage it had no effect. The people that sell the wormer plus are marketing it as a super drug-it is not. It is ok at combating flukes.
Idk why there is not a levamisole aquatic treatement, it would be useful. Not enough demand, possibly some legal reason??
Idk why there is not a levamisole aquatic treatement, it would be useful. Not enough demand, possibly some legal reason??
Bloo
~ I learn something new ~ ~~~~ every day ~~~~
Surely that's false advertisement and this product would have been pulled off the market year ago. Not granted licencing.
I don't doubt that it didn't work for you.
My understanding is that levamisole is a controlled drug in the UK and therefor not available "over the counter".
blue acara
Fish Herder
Well the med may have some effect on the nasties that it lists. They dont like it im sure, but it doesnt have the power to kill or cure a lot of these problems and is not always the best choice of med.(at least in my experiance with Camallanus worms.)
Your right I had to get my levamisole from a vet, which was a pain as it must be the vet who is treating the fish and not you. I emailed the vet a decent photo of the problem and he then precribed the med. Without this he wouldnt have. Its the same with some other usefull meds in the UK, you need a vet to precribe or you can order them(illegally) from the US.
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