Hi all,
If I get rid of the Camallanus infections, what is the best way to prevent them from reoccurring in the future? Are there any foods best avoided for instance?
I think that very little of the
Camallanus infection comes from eating infected copepods, and that it is all (or certainly nearly all) fish to fish.
I would be extremely wary of any
Apistogramma originating in SE Asia, and I would definitely quarantine any from E. Europe as well. My personal experience with
Camallanus was brought in via a female "Steel-Blue", and she didn't develop obvious external signs for about 2 months. Knowing what I know now by the time the worms appear it is usually too late to save the fish. The particular strain was resistant to Flubendazole (applied at 15% and it wiped out all the
Planaria and Snails), but had no resistance to Levamisole HCL, which may have accounted for the relatively slow development of the infection (resistant strains are usually less fit than wild type ones).
Any new fish I'm now treating with Levamisole HCl.
cheers Darrel