Camallanus worms

[Country joe]

Instructions for deworming fish can be found in the link in post 8.

Treat once a week for 4 weeks so you kill any baby worms that hatch from eggs. Eggs can take a few weeks to hatch so an extended treatment is recommended.

Do a big (75-90%) water change 24-48 hours after treatment. Make sure you gravel clean the substrate and clean the filter too. This helps to remove any expelled worms and eggs that end up in the gravel or filter.

Remove carbon from filters so it doesn't remove the medication from the water.

Increase aeration / surface turbulence when using any medication so you keep oxygen levels high.

Collin, I finished the two tanks on Sunday cleaning gravel, filter, and 50% water change, appears to have went well.
I do a water change 20% every Sunday, would this be okay to do this after a big water change on Sunday, obviously I would not do a gravel clean.

 

[Colin_T]

You can do a big water change every day as long as the new water is free of chlorine/ chloramine and has a similar water chemistry (pH, GH & KH) as the tank water.