Treating Hexamita aka Spironucleus
- Thread starter RD.
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A couple of interesting articles that you might be interested in reading with regards to the dosage rate suggested when treating fish for nematodes (worms) using Levasimole HCl.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fa091
http://www.loaches.com/Members/shari2/levamisole-hydrochloride-1
It appears that the scientific community considers 2ppm of Levasimole HCl to be an adequate dosage, which works out to 1gr per 100 gallons, not 5gr per 100 gallons as constantly reported on the internet.
The 5gr dosage rate originates from Charles Harrison, who is a chemist/ fish hobbyist, that sells Levasimole HCl, not a VMD that specializes in treating tropical fish. (such as Dr. Roy Yanong) http://fishweb.ifas.ufl.edu/Yanong/Yanong.htm
Dr. Yanong also suggests that the treatment duration be 24 hrs, not 3 days as currently suggested by Charles Harrison. It appears that Charles got his info from a killi hobbyist (Ken Laidlaw), that as far as I can tell has no real qualifications for treating fish for disease etc beyond the hobbyist level. Also, originally Charles/Ken recommended only treating for 24 hrs, not 3 days. (then repeating 2-3 weeks later)
If what Dr. Yanong states is correct (and in my experience it is), you just treated with 5X the recommeneded dose. This is most likely whey some people state online that Levasimole treatments were hard on their fish, and the fish showed visible signs of stress during treatment.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fa091
http://www.loaches.com/Members/shari2/levamisole-hydrochloride-1
It appears that the scientific community considers 2ppm of Levasimole HCl to be an adequate dosage, which works out to 1gr per 100 gallons, not 5gr per 100 gallons as constantly reported on the internet.
The 5gr dosage rate originates from Charles Harrison, who is a chemist/ fish hobbyist, that sells Levasimole HCl, not a VMD that specializes in treating tropical fish. (such as Dr. Roy Yanong) http://fishweb.ifas.ufl.edu/Yanong/Yanong.htm
Dr. Yanong also suggests that the treatment duration be 24 hrs, not 3 days as currently suggested by Charles Harrison. It appears that Charles got his info from a killi hobbyist (Ken Laidlaw), that as far as I can tell has no real qualifications for treating fish for disease etc beyond the hobbyist level. Also, originally Charles/Ken recommended only treating for 24 hrs, not 3 days. (then repeating 2-3 weeks later)
If what Dr. Yanong states is correct (and in my experience it is), you just treated with 5X the recommeneded dose. This is most likely whey some people state online that Levasimole treatments were hard on their fish, and the fish showed visible signs of stress during treatment.
Adding extra garlic to food will sometimes encourage a picky eater to eat more, but it sounds like you may have something more serious taking place. Also, garlic will have no effect on the epsom salt, so no worries there. Force feeding the solution is the same as presoaking the food, it should be done for 3-5 days.
For more serious cases, where the cause of the ailment is unknown, or the fish appears to be on its way out, treating with Clout is another option.
For more serious cases, where the cause of the ailment is unknown, or the fish appears to be on its way out, treating with Clout is another option.
IMO the greatest cause of disease/illness outbreaks is stress, and the most common trigger for stress related illness is aggression. That's probably what brought this on. The good news is that fish are one of the most resilient creatures on the planet, so hopefully your fish bounces back with a little TLC. Good luck!
Gonna do you a solid Neil. 
Not a problem, been planning on doing it for awhile now but needed the permissions 
I need to finish writing up a Flowerhorn info/care sheet bleh lol
I need to finish writing up a Flowerhorn info/care sheet bleh lol
Mix the same 3% epsom salt solution, and force feed as shown in the following link.
http://www.mchportal.com/fishkeepin...eding-mainmenu-81/540-force-feeding-fish.html
If the fish is too small to force feed then you may have to rely on treating the water with meds such as Metronidazole.
http://www.mchportal.com/fishkeepin...eding-mainmenu-81/540-force-feeding-fish.html
If the fish is too small to force feed then you may have to rely on treating the water with meds such as Metronidazole.
