Deworming Imported Cories

philtre · Post by **philtre** » 12 Mar 2003, 16:30

Hi all,

was wondering if anyone deworms your newly bought wild imports? If so, how do you go about doing it?

Thanks for your inputs!

cheers,
phil

Cory_lover · Post by **Cory_lover** » 13 Mar 2003, 04:10

i'm not sure how to do it. But i presume you could use some internal medication for fish. Why would u need to deworm corys anyway? How do u noe they've got worms?

Bathos · Post by **Bathos** » 13 Mar 2003, 13:17

i've heard of using a half-dose of hex-a-mit to de-worm loaches. never used it myself, but if it's gentle enough for young loaches, it's probably gentle enough for cories.
-Liz

STINGRAY · Post by **STINGRAY** » 13 Mar 2003, 19:57

We use Levanisol, but must admit never had to use on cories yet, usually livebearers are the hosts. Apart from waste products are there any other protusions from the fishes anal area.

Charly EON · Post by **Charly EON** » 13 Mar 2003, 22:37

Cories can harbour a wide range of worm types. Mediication to use depends mainly on the type of worm encountered.In order to correctly identify them you need to dissect one sick fish and look the organs with microscope. Worms can be found everywhere not only in the digestive tract. Enkysted stages (metacercarians and plerocercoid for instance) can not de treated. If heavily infestated they will become emaciated and anemic and will slowly die. Secondary bacterial infection are very frequent and must be treated in the same time.

the basic dewormers I use are mebendazole, flubendazole(for nematodes and trematodesÃƒÂ and praziquantel (for cestodes)

Hope this helps.

STINGRAY · Post by **STINGRAY** » 14 Mar 2003, 20:38

Charly are these medicenes readily available from aquatic shops in france or do you get them from a vets?

philtre · Post by **philtre** » 16 Mar 2003, 09:12

thanks all for your inputs!

I was wondering if you deworm them as a precautionary measure or medicate only if and when needed.

also, any comments about the dosage?

cheers
phil