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NursePlaty · 07-08-2010, 02:56 AM

25% of my platies have red thread-like hairs coming out of their anus. At first it was only 2 platies, now 25%. Even the juniors now have it. I havent added any new fish ing a long long time, it must be at least 4-5 generations of platies by now. At first I thought it was the algae they ate, because dead algae turns red when I spray it with Excel. Then I thought it was my shrimps being eaten and figured those are the legs. Finally ruled it down to Camallanus Nematodes and im 95% positive. Someone must have thought it would be funny to inject my tank with nematodes while im gone.

I also googled the pic and it looks just like it. I read they infect live-bearers and are very med-resistant because farms and LFS heavily medicate their fish to reduce deaths. Quote from another site, "Immune to Prazi medication, Praziquantel powder, Droncit (Prazi), Prazipro, Trichlorfon, Metronidazole, (& possibly fenbendizole)etc". Sites say its so bad, that some even euthanize all fish and start over.
Camallanus (Nematode) - Deutsch Guppy Wiki
Looks exactly like that, except 3-6 hairs sticking out per fish. God, so disgusting. Im so mad :'(.

I am planning to treat with Fenbandazole Panacur. If anyone has dealt with it before, feel free to post some inputs.

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NursePlaty Queen Platy NursePlaty's Photo Gallery Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 931 Name: Annie Pham Location: Dallas Ft Worth, Texas Feedback: 1 / 100% Said "Welcome to Aquarium Forum" 266 Times Said "Thanks" 41 Times Was Thanked 183 Times in 177 Posts	I have bad news. 25% of my platies have red thread-like hairs coming out of their anus. At first it was only 2 platies, now 25%. Even the juniors now have it. I havent added any new fish ing a long long time, it must be at least 4-5 generations of platies by now. At first I thought it was the algae they ate, because dead algae turns red when I spray it with Excel. Then I thought it was my shrimps being eaten and figured those are the legs. Finally ruled it down to Camallanus Nematodes and im 95% positive. Someone must have thought it would be funny to inject my tank with nematodes while im gone. I also googled the pic and it looks just like it. I read they infect live-bearers and are very med-resistant because farms and LFS heavily medicate their fish to reduce deaths. Quote from another site, "Immune to Prazi medication, Praziquantel powder, Droncit (Prazi), Prazipro, Trichlorfon, Metronidazole, (& possibly fenbendizole)etc". Sites say its so bad, that some even euthanize all fish and start over. Camallanus (Nematode) - Deutsch Guppy Wiki Looks exactly like that, except 3-6 hairs sticking out per fish. God, so disgusting. Im so mad :'(. I am planning to treat with Fenbandazole Panacur. If anyone has dealt with it before, feel free to post some inputs. __________________ 55gallon Light - 6500K CFL, 23wattsx5 5hr/day Substrate - Red Mexican Clay, Sphagnum Peat moss, Eco-Complete Misc- Pressurized CO2, EI Dose KNO3, KH2PO4, CSM-B Plants -Limnophila Aromatica, Stargrass, Dwarf Hair Grass, Christmas Moss, Baby Tears (HM), Dwarf Baby Tears(HC), Rotala Rotundifolia, Ludwigia Glandulosa, Riccia Fluitans Last edited by NursePlaty : 07-08-2010 at 03:20 AM.