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Select Aquatics of Erie,
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You Receive: |
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A Light Resistant Case with a Firm Catch Cap
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A Light Proof Zip Lock Bag
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A Levamisole Measuring Spoon (See Below!)
10g = $25 20g = $40
52g + Spoon = $63.50
A 10g Packet will treat 500 gallons. |
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OR
Levamisole Powder, Plus Insert with Dosage
Instructions and FAQs, Shipping Included.
10g = $22 20g = $35
52g = $60
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Levamisole is an often
hard to find medication that has long been recognized as a cure
for "livebearer Disease", as well as most other
worm or parasitic infections. Livebearer disease has become very
common in the hobby, and is characterized by a dramatic
thinning,
even though the fish appears to be eating, to the point where they
will waste away and eventually die. Other treatments are rarely
effective, The "disease"
is actually a small parasite that lives on the sides of the
fish, feeding on its fluids. The fish eventually
cannot sustain itself
and perishes. The organism releases new generations into the
water that settle on other fish, and the entire
tank may succumb. Levamisole is a livestock de-worming dip.
Levamisole is also particularly effect against Camallanus worms,
killing them upon contact.
See information page shipped with Levamisole
HERE.
Dosage: 1/4 teaspoon will treat a 100 gallon tank. Divide up 1/4
teaspoon into 10 equal parts, putting each 10 gallon dosage into
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small plastic bag marked "10", etc. Do a water change before
treatment. Treat and wait 24 hours. After 24 hours, do another
water
change and treat again. Most fish will tolerate larger amounts than
the recommended dosage, and losses are rare after treatment.
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Levamisole Measuring Spoon |
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One Side will
Dose 10 gallons of Water,
The Other will dose 15 Gallons of Water.
No need to split up the Medication with
a Razor Blade! |
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Levamisole Only
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What is "Livebearer Disease"? |
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The
pictures above were taken at a friend's fishroom where he is
currently dealing with this disease. The tanks were treated
shortly after these
photos were taken. These are tiger limias, a wild
swordtail and a Limia perugia male (far right). External
parasites feed on the sides of the fish,
and reproduce into the aquarium to infect other fish.
Levamisole is currently the most effective treatment for this
condition. Unfortunately, the
medication has been difficult to find. We are
now stocking it here for aquarists to access. Simply email
selectaquatics@gmail.com .
The term "Livebearer Disease" has been used for a variety of
conditions. The condition dealt with here is also
sometimes called "wasting disease". This change in
appearance and health- generally leading to death,
while infecting other fish in the tank, is caused by an external parasite. The
treatment that has shown the most
complete and near immediate positive
result has been to dose with Levamisole in two treatments, 24
hours
apart. In its powdered
form, a 1/4 teaspoon will treat 100 gallons.
Simply divide up the powder to prepare the dosage for the tank
about to be treated. Remove any charcoal
filtration (as it will pull the medication out of the water).
Then do a routine 20-30% water change of the tank.
After the water change, dissolve the prepared powder into a cup
of water, then pour into the tank. The next
day, repeat the process. |
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