Bitty Posted May 30, 2023 Share Posted May 30, 2023 If you suspect internal parasites wiped out the livestock in a tank, would waiting and doing vacuuming be a good enough treatment for the tank? it only had a super red and a few guppies and ramshorn snails. All that's left are the snails. I want to wait/treat the tank before getting any new livestock. 36g bowfront. I have levamisole and paraclense on hand. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted May 31, 2023 Share Posted May 31, 2023 Most parasites can't survive more than 4weeks without a host what I would do is leave it a minimum of a month with out fish and you could treat with levamisole or paracleanse a week before adding your new fish just to be on the safe side levamisole can be harmful to some species of snails @Bitty 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bitty Posted May 31, 2023 Author Share Posted May 31, 2023 Thanks for the info! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bitty Posted June 15, 2023 Author Share Posted June 15, 2023 @Colu, if there are ramshorn snails in the tank do they carry the parasites? Or are they only fish parasites? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted June 15, 2023 Share Posted June 15, 2023 On 6/15/2023 at 10:31 PM, Bitty said: @Colu, if there are ramshorn snails in the tank do they carry the parasites? Or are they only fish parasites? Snail can carry parastic larvae and eggs in the fluid they hold in there shells they don't acts as a host for the parasite itself Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bitty Posted June 16, 2023 Author Share Posted June 16, 2023 @Colu, so if i let it sit without feeding for 1 month will i be safe to add fish? I am planning on dosing levamisole maybe a week before that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted June 16, 2023 Share Posted June 16, 2023 On 6/16/2023 at 1:58 AM, Bitty said: @Colu, so if i let it sit without feeding for 1 month will i be safe to add fish? I am planning on dosing levamisole maybe a week before that... I think that will be fine without any ammonia source from ghost feeding you will have to recycle your tank before adding fish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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