Brkern
New Member
I have been battling what I believe to be Camallanus worms in a 10 gallon with white clouds and a few platies since December 15, 2020. I have been treating once a week with Kusuri Wormer Plus, 75% WC and filter clean before and after dosing. It is not working. I increased the dose and I thought it was working because the worms I could see were gone, so I did four weeks at the increased dose after however many weeks of exactly how much the package calls for. Today, on what I thought was going to be the last water change/filter cleaning, I noticed one of my white clouds has a worm beginning to peak out from its vent, despite dosing the tank yesterday morning.
To say I’m frustrated would be a massive understatement. Spending 4+ hours two days a week cleaning and sanitizing things for two months is seriously starting to wear on me. In addition to the 10 gallon, I have a 30 gallon with a ~5-year-old shubunkin. To be honest, the shubunkin is the only fish I truly care about, he’s basically my child at this point, I bought the white clouds and platies to be tank mates for the shubunkin but they got sick before that could happen. The issue is that I used a python water changer in both tanks before the worms emerged. The shubunkin seems healthy, but so did the white clouds and platies. I guess my question is, if I cull the 10 gallon, could I safely return to normal with the 30 gallon? Also, I have nerite snails that I purchased and put in the 10 gallon a few weeks before the worms emerged, and those snails are for the 30 gallon but hadn’t yet finished quarantining and now I don’t know if they’re safe to put with the shubunkin. The python has been thoroughly disinfected since last using it for water changes. I do use it to refill the tanks.
Any advice whatsoever is genuinely appreciated. I’m obviously willing to go through another round of treatment if my shubunkin absolutely needs it, but I’ve never seen any worms coming from his vent.
To say I’m frustrated would be a massive understatement. Spending 4+ hours two days a week cleaning and sanitizing things for two months is seriously starting to wear on me. In addition to the 10 gallon, I have a 30 gallon with a ~5-year-old shubunkin. To be honest, the shubunkin is the only fish I truly care about, he’s basically my child at this point, I bought the white clouds and platies to be tank mates for the shubunkin but they got sick before that could happen. The issue is that I used a python water changer in both tanks before the worms emerged. The shubunkin seems healthy, but so did the white clouds and platies. I guess my question is, if I cull the 10 gallon, could I safely return to normal with the 30 gallon? Also, I have nerite snails that I purchased and put in the 10 gallon a few weeks before the worms emerged, and those snails are for the 30 gallon but hadn’t yet finished quarantining and now I don’t know if they’re safe to put with the shubunkin. The python has been thoroughly disinfected since last using it for water changes. I do use it to refill the tanks.
Any advice whatsoever is genuinely appreciated. I’m obviously willing to go through another round of treatment if my shubunkin absolutely needs it, but I’ve never seen any worms coming from his vent.
