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disease parasite or what please help !!!!



 
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evo_1_
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 13, 2005 5:16 pm    Post subject: disease parasite or what please help !!!! Reply with quote
I have a couple of fish that have red thread like things protruding from their anus and they dont seem to happy about it.
The fish in question is an angle and a golden gourami.
Could anyone tell me what the hell they are and how to get rid.
Cheers
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t_chelle16
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 13, 2005 6:40 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Sounds like camallanus.

There's some info on treating it here:
http://www.skepticalaquarist.com/docs/health/nematodes.shtml

Levamisole hydrochloride in found in most worming meds.

-Chelle
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evo_1_
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PostPosted: Fri Oct 14, 2005 11:27 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Cheers m8 thanks for the info
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Trickster
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PostPosted: Mon Dec 19, 2005 1:14 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
bump
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grnlemonade
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PostPosted: Mon Dec 19, 2005 1:37 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
and the point of that bump was........
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