Reddit reviews Fish Bendazole (Fenbendazole) 250mg (3 Packets)

You may be over-feeding. I got nematode worms from over-feeding my red cherry shrimp. I had TONS of them. Cutting back on feedings, vacuuming gravel (I had sand so this wasn't an option), and using Fenbendazole will get rid of them. They're unsightly, but they don't actually hurt anything. If you have small enough fish they will sometimes eat the worms but I went with the de-worming powder to get rid of them.

edit: Here are the worms I had in all their close-up disgusting glory.

Those are definitely Camallanus worms OO. If you have a quarantine tank, I suggest you get one and put the guppy in it. Then try this medication: http://www.amazon.com/Bendazole-250mg-Fenbendazole-Powder-packets/dp/B009TAQ4OI?ie=UTF8&psc=1&redirect=true&ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00.

The worms and the eggs can easily infect water, so also do water changes in the main tank.

Here's a good article: http://www.fishlore.com/fishforum/freshwater-fish-disease/41023-how-get-rid-camallanus-nematode-worms.html

I just treated one of my tanks for this -- I used fenbendazole powder for aquariums, bought off amazon. Its the active ingredient in many dog and cat dewormers.

I used 1/2 packet to dose 10 gallons, so split each packet accordingly - it doesnt have to be exact as its pretty harmless to fish and shrimp. Just get a little tank water in a small container like a clean pill bottle, sprinkle in the powder, and shake so it all dissolved, then pour it back into the tank. Repeat 48 hours later.

They will burrow into the substrate to try to avoid the medication, so the trick I used was to feed right before dosing the dewormer to coax them out of the substrate.

I didnt do a water change between, but you may want to in such a small tank since dead/dying planaria could cause an ammonia spike. It worked perfectly -- I havent seen a single worm since and didnt lose any shrimp, fish, or snails.

Honestly, one of the easier problems to tackle. :)

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What i used, worked quick and easy.

Use Fenb, snail removal not necessary.

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+1 on the parisite. Buy fenbendazole: here

This works well, you have to mix it with their food and feed it to the fish. It should kill any internal worms in them. Good luck!

You can get it on Amazon. Here's a link:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B009TAQ4OI?pc_redir=1409142079&robot_redir=1

There are mineralization products you can buy on Amazon as well to help with GH. I didn't buy it though. I have a friend with hard water, I just got water from her.

www.planetinverts.com is a great source of info and they have a dosing schedule for the fenbendazole.


I don't mind questions. :-)

Might be too late but this works well for internal parasites in conjunction with seachem entice and focus: http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B009TAQ4OI/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1406074019&sr=8-1

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yeah this guy.
and the medicine I bought is this one

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while I wait for

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:) some details!

Ive had more success with salt and heat method, you could alway get a bucket and transfer the fish in it if you are really worried about the plants(mine didn't seem to have any issue, but i would definitely quarantine the hatchet in some container or bucket ive tried lots of products like ich ex and had no results (with german rams, they get a super resistant kind of ich).

Another thing I've used this one in the past and it really helped doesn't harm anything but would still use with heat treatment(it accelerates the cycle of ich): Fish Bendazole 250mg Fenbendazole Powder (3 packets) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B009TAQ4OI/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_pMblxbVTD7WG1