![]() By the same token, there MIGHT POSSIBLY be some species of nematode worm which can use aquarium snails or shrimp as intermediate hosts. So the blackworms or tubifex worms MIGHT POSSIBLY have some species of nematode in them which can infect fish in turn. What has to be emphasized is that scientists are constantly finding new di-genetic and tri-genetic nematodes which have different intermediate hosts. So it is not recommended to use live bloodworms or tubifex worms. Live cultures of bloodworms or tubifex worms can have pests like leeches among them. Bloodworms are the larvae of an insect, a midge, and categorically do not have any parasites or eggs of camallanus in them. There is a “myth” that fish get camallanus by eating bloodworms. What nematode species these worms are is not clear. But there are pictures of white nematodes hanging out of the anus of tropical fish. These larvae are passed out in the feces where they are ingested by other fish.Ĭamallanus cotti is typically reddish brown. These worms reproduce by producing live offspring since the females incubate the eggs while they are in their bodies to produce the larvae. The Camallanus cotti species is unique in that it is the only Camallanus worm that doesn’t require an intermediate host. Camallanus in a Tropical Fish Camallanus in DepthĬamallanus is a genus of parasitic roundworms (nematodes). This is why people say the camallanus keeps coming back after treatment. Medication in the water does nothing to the worms inside the fish. Medication in the water only paralyzes the worms hanging out of the fish. That way you paralyze the worms inside the fish. Capillaria can also cause hollow belly, arched back, wasting, spitting out food and intestines popping outĬamallanus worms can ONLY be effectively treated by adding fenbendazole or levamisole mixed into the food and ONLY mixed into food. Camallanus is often found in necropsies of cichlids which have shown such symptoms as bloat, white poop and not eating. ![]() They are seen as red threads hanging out of the anus of the fish. Camallanus nematode worms are among the most commonly encountered internal parasites for aquarium fish and may infect a wide range of fish species.
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