Possible internal parasite

I believe that my Bristlenose has some kind of internal parasite because 1) its growth rate is low, 2) something that looks like red filaments coming out of anus.

General
What fish do you have in your Tank (type, number and size)? 4x Zebra Danios, 4 scissortails, 2 khuli loaches, 2 flying foxes, 5 congo tetras, 1 albino bristlenose
When did you last buy any new fish? 2 weeks ago (congos, but comes from trusted source)
Which food are you feeding and how often do you feed? Marltons flake food, auquafin algae wafers, bloodworms (possible source of parasite?), occasional vegetables


Disease
Describe the problem that the fish is having (behaviour, breathing, excretion (droppings), food intake, colour)? red filaments coming out of anus, excretion looks normal and is regular
Is the fish eating? Fish is eating well
Has the problem occurred before? no
Have you treated the problem and how? no
Have you had any other problems in the past? no

Your aquarium & Maintenance
How many litres of water? 60L
What type of filter do you run? Powerhead with sponge + sponge filters
How often do you clean your tank? Weekly
How do you clean your tank? Gravel vac
How much water do you take out for Water change? 25L
Do you prepare your water for water changes? How and what do you add? Addition of seachem safe
What water do you use. (Tap, bore hole, RO)? Tap
What substrate do you have? Silicate
What else is in the tank (Rocks, plants, fake plants, shells, anything else)? Driftwood, plants

Water parameters in your aquarium
Describe the water (smell and colour)? Normal
Temperature of the water? 26C
General hardness (GH)? no test kit


Lights
What light do you have? Singel CFL 15W
How long is the light on for? 10 hours
Do you have lots of plants in the tank (real or fake)? Real plants, medium amount.
How do you fertilize the plants? No ferts




Any idea on what it could be and how it could be treated?

 

@Jimmy - Thats Camalanus....just type it into the search function here - can be treated by using a product called Dovaworm - there was a few recent threads on it here on TASA...

 

Thank you @azurekoi. Will do so.

 

Pleasure @Jimmy.....and BIG thanx for your detailed filling out of the "Disease" chart...made ID'ing the problem a piece of pie.... +1 (actually 36 Rep points) coming your way....

 

Hehe i just use mobile site so didnt even know about that disease card

 

Haha great stuff! Really wanted to find out what the best possible solution was and got a real quick answer from both you and @Ryno so thank you very much. :bigsmile:

 

Plesier. I think im addicted to this forum. Im on here atleast 2 to 4 hours a day

 

I have added Sera Baktopur direct as per instructions in on the package insert. I don't really know if it's going to work. Will have to wait and see.

 

So the Baktopur did nothing to fight the Camallanus. Could not find any Dovaworm so looked for something else. Found and bought myself some Levamisole hydrochloride 99% (Sold as Virbac Prodose Red (in powder form)), found out I only needed about 50mg, and seemingly cured them of the Camallanus. Will dose them again in about 3-4 days and then a final treatment in about a week and a half.

If anyone is in need for Levamisole, please feel free to contact me, seeing that I have around 127950mg left over.

Great source of information on dosing of Levamisole and what it treats: Levamisole Hydrochloride Loaches Online

Hope that this helps someone.

Oh and if one of the Admins can change the thread name to "Treating internal parasite: Camallanus" it would be appreciated.

 

Thank you for that. It's a very informative article, I've saved it for future reference.