I have a case of camallanus worms in my 120L tank.
I have 10 cardinal tetras, 4 corydoras trilineatus, and 1 apistogramma cacatuoides male (I had a female of them but she died, she had worms too and was stressed out by the male constant attention).
I have treated the tank with Sera Med Nematol, then have done a 80% water change and added some carbon in the external filter after 2 days as indicated, to get rid of the medication.
I was hoping it would work as it was recommended as the second best after Levamisole. The treatment didn't bother the tetras much, the corys seemed hyper with it, but my cockatoo apisto seemed withdrawn and stayed hidden, and didn't eat for two days.
After one day of treatment, I saw one tetra who had a worm sticking out of him, and made me realise that some of them were infected too, as none of the tetras had symptoms of infestation before I started the treatment.
Unfortunately, after the water change, I still can see my apisto with worms sticking out of it, and the same with one tetra. As I understand they should have got rid of the worms with the first treatment, but that make me think that it didn't work as exected.
I am buying some liquid HARKA-VERM and hope it will be more effective as the main ingredient is Levamisole, but I am not sure about the dosage for my tank. On the internet, I can find some dosages but it's confusing as some are in mg/L and others states per gallons, which can be US or UK, and are different from one another. All I know is that I have to do a big water change after 24 hrs of having medicated the tank.
Has anyone used this medication for fishes, and can tell me the exact dosage and percentage of the water change?
As I understand Levamisole is a very powerful and effective medication and wouldn't like to overdose by mistake.
I have 10 cardinal tetras, 4 corydoras trilineatus, and 1 apistogramma cacatuoides male (I had a female of them but she died, she had worms too and was stressed out by the male constant attention).
I have treated the tank with Sera Med Nematol, then have done a 80% water change and added some carbon in the external filter after 2 days as indicated, to get rid of the medication.
I was hoping it would work as it was recommended as the second best after Levamisole. The treatment didn't bother the tetras much, the corys seemed hyper with it, but my cockatoo apisto seemed withdrawn and stayed hidden, and didn't eat for two days.
After one day of treatment, I saw one tetra who had a worm sticking out of him, and made me realise that some of them were infected too, as none of the tetras had symptoms of infestation before I started the treatment.
Unfortunately, after the water change, I still can see my apisto with worms sticking out of it, and the same with one tetra. As I understand they should have got rid of the worms with the first treatment, but that make me think that it didn't work as exected.
I am buying some liquid HARKA-VERM and hope it will be more effective as the main ingredient is Levamisole, but I am not sure about the dosage for my tank. On the internet, I can find some dosages but it's confusing as some are in mg/L and others states per gallons, which can be US or UK, and are different from one another. All I know is that I have to do a big water change after 24 hrs of having medicated the tank.
Has anyone used this medication for fishes, and can tell me the exact dosage and percentage of the water change?
As I understand Levamisole is a very powerful and effective medication and wouldn't like to overdose by mistake.