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Re: Worms
Steve writes:
> I just lost (or had to get rid off ) one of my Cherry Barbs, she was
> swimming close to the bottom of the tank, when I look closely she had these
> tiny red worms sticking out of her belly area. I tried searching the web
> for info on how to treat this, but all I came up with is some type of
> medicine for farm animals, that some people use to treat their tanks. I
> just wanted to know if anyone out there know what this fish was infected
> with and if I should treat the rest of the tank, if I should treat the rest
> of the tank what medicine should I use, hopefully something that will be
> safe with plants.
The treatment is Lavamisole, a sheep de-wormer. Grind it up and use it like
the internet sites are recommending. I think the parasite is calleed
camalannus.
Bob Dixon