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Saiprasad
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 Posted: Sat Dec 06, 2014 2:23 pm Post subject: Anchorworms !! |
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Hi Team,
My tank seems to have been infested with Anchorowrms.
I have already quarantined the molly fish that has it.
But how can I treat the tank , is their any effective medicine available ?
Mine is a 50 gallon tank , moderately planted.
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superbsite
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| Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2014 12:07 pm Post subject: Re: Anchorworms !! |
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Sai
I lost a fish once due to this. I tried removing it but it ripped out a fin. Some say use a nail cutter to cut the worm but its tough to catch the fish unless you remove it and place it on a white towel and then cut it. Like a surgical proceedure.
Later I found online maybe this will help.
Anchor Worm (Lernaea)
Symptoms: The fish scrapes itself against objects, whitish-green threads hang out of the fish's skin with an inflamed area at the point of attachment.
Anchor worms are actually crustaceans. The young are free swimming and borrow into the skin, go into the
muscles and develop for several months before showing. They release eggs and die. The holes left behind are ugly
and may become infected.
The anchor worm is too deeply imbedded to safely remove. Treatment can best be done with a 10 to 30 minute
bath in 10 mg per liter of potassium permanganate. Or treat the whole tank with 2 mg per liter, but this method is
messy and dyes the water |
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TurismoVeloce
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| Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2014 4:48 pm Post subject: Re: Anchorworms !! |
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Hi Pio Da,
Thanks for posting the remedy.  Have quarantined my affected fish and given them a PP bath.
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Nick |
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superbsite
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| Posted: Tue Dec 09, 2014 12:11 am Post subject: Re: Anchorworms !! |
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Nick 
Let us know how you progress |
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netherwinterknights
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| Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2014 11:17 am Post subject: Re: Anchorworms !! |
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Potassium Permanganate for the anchor worms, and salt bath for the wounds that the worms will leave behind.
I suggest quarantining the fish in another tank/tub containing aged tank water, and adding salt there. After fish acclimatize to the salt, make PP baths in another tub/bucket, then place the fish in the quarantine tank again. Do large water changes to control ammonia and nitrate levels.
With PP, your main tank will de-cycle. So, ideally, use quarantine tub/tank/bucket for fish, and thoroughly clean your main tank, with larger doses of PP when there are no live fish and plants in it. Then salt wash it with a salt dose so high, that your fingers might sting. Rinse it with fresh water, and then cycle the tank with the plants and substrate in it, and then only introduce the fishes back. |
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allbreedscare
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| Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2015 10:03 pm Post subject: Re: Anchorworms !! |
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Were can I get Potassium Permanganate.
Is it brand tablet name |
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kvdelhi
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| Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2015 11:40 am Post subject: Re: Anchorworms !! |
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Were can I get Potassium Permanganate.
Is it brand tablet name
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It comes as pinkish crystals in plastic wrap. Ask for smallest pack of Potassium Permanganate from Chemist shop nearest to your house, commonly known as Red medicine, used for cleaning wounds. |
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allbreedscare
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| Posted: Sat Oct 24, 2015 12:08 am Post subject: Re: Anchorworms !! |
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| Thanks for your information... |
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