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interesting note on the snails.... i had a closer look at a couple... one appearing to be *ahem* mid poop and lo and behold i saw a nasty little worm within the poop. appeared to be dead. which is good. (removed poop from tank) so the medicine might have some effect on the snails at a higher dosage?...

very interesting reads! it makes me all the more determined to battle this thing and win! i have rather a lot of malaysian trumpet snails in the tank. i bought the tank, substrate and the snails that came along with it from a friend from work. He's been fish keeping for years and he swears up and do...

thank you shari... i did a vacuum last night to pick up any worms, eggs etc off the gravel and will do another one tonight. (i'm relieved to hear they don't come back... i'm still hoping my keyholes will be able to pass the worm.) i still have 7.5 grams left of the levamisole so i will do two more t...

the PH is actually fairly high at 7.6.. it always has been, due to the sandy substrate (first mistake when setting up aquarium) And i haven't tested for water hardness before... i usually take it in to the lfs for those tests.. is there a kit i can buy for that?

so shoot.... i just read that the drug is a paralytic... so does this mean once i remove the medication the worms will become active again? Or are they forever paralyzed? i just got an update from home and one cichlid still has the worm sticking out his vent, like it did before the meds, and the oth...

UPDATE: Instructions were to do massive gravel clean and water change before treatment and lower lights and remove carbon. (i fed my plants about 5 days earlier with a commercial liquid fertilizer.) i had used another anti parasite medication about a week or so ago, but have done two water changes s...

why would my driftwood be covered in this same slime then? i'm not sure it's excessive slime coat like you say, but maybe the medicine gooping up? the fish have all calmed down now too, so i'm going to leave it over night. the camallanus worms have done a number on my tank and i'd probably lose the ...

well he pre packaged it for me but it was basically 7.5 grams mixed with water to dissolve for my 130 gallon tank. he seems to be the go to guy for this treatment on other forums but he didn't mention anything about slime. I've msg'd him too.

Hello! i'm a new member and i've joined specifically to find out if my clown will be ok. i just treated my 130 gallon tank with levamisole HCL in powder form (recommended dosage from a reputable supplier) and so far so good EXCEPT my clown loaches seem to be caught up suddenly in a thick gelatinous ...