It will be interesting to find out if Ivermectin kills Planaria as it is
available here and is relatively non-toxic. It certainly does a good job on
most snails and seems to be the most effective treatment for Camallanus
(sorry Andrew - I only have experience with underwater use, and have not
seen any reliable reports of it's use in desert medicine!)
Cheers
Bruce
Bruce Hansen, ANGFA
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Remember, "When in doubt, leave it out!"
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> From: Wim Heemskerk <wim.heemskerk at tip.nl>
> To: rainbowfish at pcug.org.au
> Subject: Re: [RML] Fry food
> Date: Wednesday, 2 April 1997 5:23
>
> On 1 Apr 97 at 15:10, Adrian R. Tappin wrote:
>
> > At 07:35 1/04/97 +1000, Bruce wrote:
> > >Adrian's comments on planaria echoes my experience. I wonder if
Ivermectin
> > >will work on planaria? Also if your "Dactycid" will kill Camallanus
> > >infestations?
> >
> > I don't know but will try to find out - Perhaps Harro knows as this
product is
> > also used in Germany?.
> >
> > Adrian.
>
> Yes, Dactycid kills Camallanus too.
>
> Wim.
>