Chandra Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 One of my killie fish seems to have some red stuff near the anal fin. I'm wondering if its Columnaris worms. Yesterday another fish died with red marks. The fish is swimming and chase the female but I feel like there is something going on with the tank. I have dose with med trio last sunday. Not sure if I should continue or do any other meds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyIce Posted August 6, 2020 Share Posted August 6, 2020 (edited) 12 hours ago, Chandra said: One of my killie fish seems to have some red stuff near the anal fin. I'm wondering if its Columnaris worms. Yesterday another fish died with red marks. The fish is swimming and chase the female but I feel like there is something going on with the tank. I have dose with med trio last sunday. Not sure if I should continue or do any other meds. looks like Camallanus worms. I believe columnaris is white bacterial blotches. I just had these worms in my jack dempseys, i would recommend levamisole from select aquatics. The worms can cause an impaction that can kill the fish even after treating the worms, you might also want to try a low dose of epson salts to help with constipation. There are some good Camallanus worms resources in the following thread: Edited August 6, 2020 by MattyIce 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chandra Posted August 6, 2020 Author Share Posted August 6, 2020 Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irene Posted August 6, 2020 Share Posted August 6, 2020 Yes, get levamisole (and the measuring spoon) from selectaquatics.com. There are full dosing instructions on the website, and it totally works. Best of luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chandra Posted August 6, 2020 Author Share Posted August 6, 2020 1 hour ago, Irene said: Yes, get levamisole (and the measuring spoon) from selectaquatics.com. There are full dosing instructions on the website, and it totally works. Best of luck! Thank you Irene. I have learnt a lot of things from you. Luckily I watched your livebearers video recently and ordered some from Greg Sage. I dosed the fish yesterday and already see the fish lost the worms. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irene Posted August 6, 2020 Share Posted August 6, 2020 That's great to hear, Chandra! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gray73185 Posted August 13, 2020 Share Posted August 13, 2020 levamisole only paralyzes these worms. Fenbendozal is better choice if want to fully kill them. Both mixed with food and in tank. In combonation with epsom salt for passing them. But will want to remove snails before hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Ellison Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 I recently successful treated a 20 Gallon tank with camallanus worms. I used Fenbendazole. I bought dog deworming meds at tractor supply and mixed 1/3 teaspoon of the powder with flakes and a bit of water. Also added a slight bit of episom salt to help pass the worms. The Fenbendazole actually killed the worms in about 2-3 hours time. They no longer appeared red on the bit hanging out of the anus. They turned a pale gray and was passed shortly after. I then waited 7 days and repeated the dosage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dammiguessaqua Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 @H.C. Aqua did a great video on how to treat for camallanus worms you can buy treatment at https://hawaiianhillbillyproducts.com/products/hawaiian-hillbilly-2-in-1-liquid-wormer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccurtis Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 For camallanus worms I followed this YouTube video and it worked perfectly. Able to get meds on Amazon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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