So no Gary, I have NEVER acquired an infestation in my rainbowfish.
Roy Hunter
Co-Chairman
ANGFA of North America
visit the ANGFA website at:
http://www.angfa.org
reach me at:
roy at angfa.org
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> From: Gary Lange <gwlange at stlnet.com>
> To: rainbowfish at pcug.org.au
> Subject: Re: [RML] Gutworm
> Date: Saturday, April 05, 1997 2:59 PM
>
> Thank goodness I haven't had to deal with this parasite yet. I was
> wondering if any of the fish disease books tell you to use ivermectin
> now, from your description should be a better product, especially as
> posted before it helps wipe out eggs or whatever, avoiding later
> infestations. Might be a good article to round up for posting to the
> RSG/ANGFA newsletters and local groups too. Guess I'll have to see
> if I can get some from my vet the next time the cat needs a shot or
> something. So Roy, how did you come to get your infestations, were
> they from wild caught fish, or from the ponds in the Darwin area
> (?John D.) Raising fish outside you do run the risk of picking up
> the parasites.
>
> Gary Lange
> gwlange at STLNET.com
> Rainbowfish Study Group of North America
> http://home.earthlink.net/~sbuckel/index.html
>
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> From: SBuckel at aol.com
> To: rainbowfish at pcug.org.au
> Subject: Re: [RML] Gutworm
> Date: Saturday, April 05, 1997 11:54 AM
>
> Gary,
> In the environmental testing it has been found the leavmisole is
> toxic to
> fish within ponds of treated cattle. This is one of the label
> warnings that
> is now present on the various levamisole products. There is some
> label
> conditions for worms in fish, but this is an internal dose in large
> fish and
> varies greatly from one species to another. This active has made
> lots of
> money for my old company - I think that people should probably stick
> to the
> various ionophores like ivermectin. Besides, the amounts on can buy
> will be
> cheaper with invermectin than levamisole.
>
> Scott