Recent Camallanus Outbreak - 2 Fatalities

[flix_cw]

2 new female guppies i bought last week only survived 4 days - poor QT'ing from my LFS i must admit.

Anyway, i've ordered Sera Nematol and Anti-Internal Bacteria to treat the original occupants (danios and cherry shrimp) - just wondering if it's worth it?

I isolated the late guppies as soon as i saw the worms protruding (couldn't treat them as had no meds), what are the odds of the rest of my inhabitants contracting the worms? Will the shrimp survive a treatment?

Thanks!

 

[WILDER]

I think the med might kill the shrimp.
You could always issolate the shrimp for 6 weeks.

Or you could just dose the whole tank instead.
It's best to worm all fish anyway.
Once a fish has been in a tank with camallanous worms best to treat the whole tank.
A fish sucking another fish poo up can also get infected by just doing that.

 

[flix_cw]

For anyone unsure of how camallanus represents, here's a picture i got of my guppy female before she died.

 

[WILDER]

Bless her.
R.I.P.

Do you mind if I save the pic.

 

[flix_cw]

By all means. If it helps others identify the condition and save theirs then some good's come of it!

 

[WILDER]

Thank you.
Thanks for being considerate and thinking of other fish keepers.