Annabelle IP's (From Tapeworms to Camallanus worms)
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Since this board has been up, we have found there are several questions that routinely get asked in order to help diagnose problems. If you can have that information to begin with in your post, we'll be able to help right away (if we can!) without having to wait for you to post the info we need.
1) Your water parameters - pH, Ammonia, Nitrite, Nitrates and salinity (if appropriate). This is by far the most important information you can provide! Do not answer this with "Fine" "Perfect" "ok", that tells us nothing. We need hard numbers.
2) Tank size and a list of ALL inhabitants. Include algae eaters, plecos, everything. We need to know what you have and how big the tank is.
3) Feeding, water change schedule and a list of all products you are using or have added to the tank (examples: Cycle, Amquel, salt, etc)
4) What changes you've made in the tank in the last week or so. Sometimes its the little things that make all the difference.
5) How long the aquarium has been set up, and how did you cycle it? If you don't know what cycling is read this: Fishless Cycling Article and familiarize yourself with all the information. Yes. All of it.
We want to help, and providing this information will go a LONG way to getting a diagnosis and hopeful cure that much faster.
While you wait for assistance:
One of the easiest and best ways to help your fish feel better is clean water! If you are already on a regular water change schedule (50% weekly is recommended) a good step to making your fish more comfortable while waiting for diagnosis/suggestions is to do a large water change immediately. Feel free to repeat daily or as often as you can, clean water is always a good thing! Use of Amquel or Prime as a dechlor may help with any ammonia or nitrite issues, and is highly recommended.
Note - if you do not normally do large water changes, doing a sudden, large water change could shock your fish by suddenly changing their established water chemistry. Clean water is still your first goal, so in this case, do several smaller (10%) water changes over the next day or two before starting any large ones.
Read this before posting!!
Since this board has been up, we have found there are several questions that routinely get asked in order to help diagnose problems. If you can have that information to begin with in your post, we'll be able to help right away (if we can!) without having to wait for you to post the info we need.
1) Your water parameters - pH, Ammonia, Nitrite, Nitrates and salinity (if appropriate). This is by far the most important information you can provide! Do not answer this with "Fine" "Perfect" "ok", that tells us nothing. We need hard numbers.
2) Tank size and a list of ALL inhabitants. Include algae eaters, plecos, everything. We need to know what you have and how big the tank is.
3) Feeding, water change schedule and a list of all products you are using or have added to the tank (examples: Cycle, Amquel, salt, etc)
4) What changes you've made in the tank in the last week or so. Sometimes its the little things that make all the difference.
5) How long the aquarium has been set up, and how did you cycle it? If you don't know what cycling is read this: Fishless Cycling Article and familiarize yourself with all the information. Yes. All of it.
We want to help, and providing this information will go a LONG way to getting a diagnosis and hopeful cure that much faster.
While you wait for assistance:
One of the easiest and best ways to help your fish feel better is clean water! If you are already on a regular water change schedule (50% weekly is recommended) a good step to making your fish more comfortable while waiting for diagnosis/suggestions is to do a large water change immediately. Feel free to repeat daily or as often as you can, clean water is always a good thing! Use of Amquel or Prime as a dechlor may help with any ammonia or nitrite issues, and is highly recommended.
Note - if you do not normally do large water changes, doing a sudden, large water change could shock your fish by suddenly changing their established water chemistry. Clean water is still your first goal, so in this case, do several smaller (10%) water changes over the next day or two before starting any large ones.
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Re: Annabelle IP's (Update) Again? R U Kidding me?
I agree with waiaing the 4 days, if she is still eating/swimming/pooping normally.
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...
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Re: Annabelle IP's (Update) Again? R U Kidding me?
I wonder if it's the same guy I got my levimisole from. He was very communicative and helpful.
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Re: Annabelle IP's (Update) Again? R U Kidding me?
Nick, Is his name Charles Harrison?
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Re: Annabelle IP's (Update) Again? R U Kidding me?
Why yes, yes it is.
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Re: Annabelle IP's (Update) Again? R U Kidding me?
Ok everyone: Tomorrow is the big day! 
1) Set up the 10 gallon in case of emergency removal.
2) Move the Ehiem filter to the 10 gallon.
3) Mix meds in a cup.
4) Add a little at a time to see how Annabelle reacts.
5)Hope she handles it well.
6) Pray that the worms die! DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE!
I'll be getting up early to get started, I should be able to post an update around noon. I figure by then I'll know if she can handle the meds or not. Keep them fins crossed, it's going to be a long day.
1) Set up the 10 gallon in case of emergency removal.
2) Move the Ehiem filter to the 10 gallon.
3) Mix meds in a cup.
4) Add a little at a time to see how Annabelle reacts.
5)Hope she handles it well.
6) Pray that the worms die! DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE!
I'll be getting up early to get started, I should be able to post an update around noon. I figure by then I'll know if she can handle the meds or not. Keep them fins crossed, it's going to be a long day.
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Re: Annabelle IP's (From Tapeworms to Camallanus worms)
all fins are crossed......
call me if you just need to talk to get out the worriness my friend.....
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Re: Annabelle IP's (From Tapeworms to Camallanus worms)
Good luck. Can't wait to hear everything went well and the demon worms are dead dead dead! 
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Re: Annabelle IP's (From Tapeworms to Camallanus worms)
Good luck...Hope it goes A-Okay
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Re: Annabelle IP's (From Tapeworms to Camallanus worms)
Any updates yet???
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Re: Annabelle IP's (From Tapeworms to Camallanus worms)
As a matter of fact yes, I have an update. You guys are not going to believe the conversation I just had! It all started this morning when I answered a free add, someone needing dirty media to establish a fish tank. I don't know if everyone here belives in God and I'm not going to preach so don't worry. If you do believe in God you can say he is definately at work here, If you don't then you can say it's fate!. Anyway the person asking for established "gunk" from a tank to start a cycle called me after answering her ad. I had also posted that I have pure amm. if she needed it, knowing how hard it is to find. That's how the converstaion got started. She couldn't believe that she found someone that knew what a fishless cycle was. After our conversation took off, we got on the subject of my puffers, then Annabelle, then the worms. This woman worked for "drsfostersmith" and she lives right down the road from me!LilGreenPuffer wrote:Any updates yet???
Can you absolutely believe this? She knows all about these worms that Annabelle has, how to treat them and what meds to use! Can you believe that? Right down the road from me! I still can't get over it! Anyway, she's totally sweet and she will be coming to my home tomorrow to pick up the amm. and she's going to have a look at Annabelle and get this: She offered to help me get rid of the worms! Can you believe it! All of this because I answered a free ad! I am in total shock right now! You guys.....something good is finally happening! 
I can't wait until tomorrow! She's going to call me before she comes. I will be anxiously awaiting that call! I just can't believe it! I really can't! Not only did I meet a really nice person who loves fish who by the way had a "huge" 1600(?) gallon "reef" tank in her home before moving down here, who worked for drsfostersmith, now retired, who knows about Annabelle's worms, who offered to help me, who lives right down the road from me, who, who, who, I'm out of breath with excitement! I tell you what.......I'm going outside to run in circles and yell at the top of my lungs "thank you god!" and let all of you soak this in as well as me, then I'll post again later! Need to know what kind of puffer you have? Click on Puffer ID.....Puffer ID: ug.php/v/PufferPedia/
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Re: Annabelle IP's (From Tapeworms to Camallanus worms)
OMG, that's great!
(did I not tell you to call the doc's LOL)
(did I not tell you to call the doc's LOL)
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Re: Annabelle IP's (From Tapeworms to Camallanus worms)
Yes you did!Myaj wrote:OMG, that's great!
(did I not tell you to call the doc's LOL)
And I didn't because I found the guy that wrote the article. But as fate should have it, someone from the doc's called me! 
I will never again go aganist you Myaj!
And can you believe it took me this long to calm down enough so that I can type again!
Btw: My boss now thinks I'm crazy! I was jumping up and down yelling "yes, yes, yes, thank you"! He was laughing so hard! He just told me that was "GREAT"!
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Re: Annabelle IP's (From Tapeworms to Camallanus worms)
ROFL... well, now, what demands can I make of you in the future, since you have vowed to never disobey me again... 
Seriously, the more help you can get, the better the chances at wiping out those disgusting, intestine leeching, parasitic beasts. Will be eagerly waiting for more updates!
Seriously, the more help you can get, the better the chances at wiping out those disgusting, intestine leeching, parasitic beasts. Will be eagerly waiting for more updates!
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Re: Annabelle IP's (From Tapeworms to Camallanus worms)
WOW! that's pretty miraculous
Can't wait to hear more about tomorrow
Can't wait to hear more about tomorrow
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Re: Annabelle IP's (From Tapeworms to Camallanus worms)
There are no coincidences... You have good kharma, my friend...
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...
"The solution to pollution is dilution!"
"The solution to pollution is dilution!"