Help with diagnosis and treatment of disease

[Nebraska_cichlids]

A few weeks ago I purchased a school of Hemmigrammopetersius caudalis and some Anomalochromis thomasi. I think the thomasi have some sort of parasite or infection; they are not eating, lose weight, and I've lost three out of seven so far. No other obvious signs of disease. (Luckily I put the fish in a quarantine tank when they arrived!) I started treating with maracyn-2 for infections and maracide for parasites. Any suggestions for alternative treatments? Thanks!

 

[tjudy]

Do you know if they fish are tank raised or wild? Wild west africans will occasionally show up with nematode or other intestinal infections. I think that in the wild these fish can handle the parasite load, but the stress of shipping and lack of food decreases the overall health and makes it harder for the fish to fight the parasites. Levicide is a mild nematode medication that seems to work. I have started doing a three day treatment on all my wild-collected fish when I first get them. Levicide is available from various on-line sources, or ask a local veterinarian.

Here is a recent thread on the medication:

http://forum.apistogramma.com/showthread.php?t=3769

 

[Nebraska_cichlids]

Ted, I'm still messing around with my original treatment; not sure as to whether this is successful. My vet didn't know anything about levimasole (levicide). Can you point me to any of the online sources that you mentioned? Thanks.

 

[tjudy]

Honestly I thought it would be easy to find on the net... I was wrong. I got mine from my vet. It is a brand called Tramisol, and it is sold as a 'sheep drench'. If you know a vet, ask them adn they should be able to get Tramisol.

Here are some on-line supplier I found:
http://www.freysupply.com/store/cat...d=656&osCsid=34a8a7c6022848e4cfe10317dee88fc8
http://goatsupplies.netfirms.com/index.html
http://www.hunternutrition.com/dewormers.html