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Treating Anchor Worms
Somehow, I managed to get a case of anchor worms. (Ok, so the fish
actually got them; not me. ) I've read about Dimilin and some sort of potasium (whose exact name I can't quite remember right now). I'm simply wondering what treatment has worked well for other folks and, perhaps, the best place to get said treatment. I've even seen one source that mentioned using a salt solution of about (I think) 0.3% to kill the little buggers but not sure if that would work. (I've already isolated the single obviously affected fish. The pond itself is about 500-600 gallons and I know I need to treat the whole thing.) Advice? (And for those keeping track, I've stepped away from the plants and am having a lovely margarita. OOH! And the water lilies are about to bloom, too!!!) ~~Bryan -- ************************************************** ********** * Can't see the Forest | Bryan B. * * Through the Spam? | Reply if you want. E-mail * * Take it out! | address changes frequently * * (Damn Viruses!) | to foil spambots. * ************************************************** ********** |
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On Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:27:43 EDT, BB wrote:
I've read about Dimilin and some sort of potasium (whose exact name I can't quite remember right now). I'm simply wondering what treatment has worked well for other folks and, perhaps, the best place to get said treatment. I've even seen one source that mentioned using a salt solution of about (I think) 0.3% to kill the little buggers but not sure if that would work. Potassium permanganate or Dimlin will work. The first time I bought Anchors Away it was PP, my later purchase of the same brand name was Dimlin. I would probably look at container size and shelf life, since I have almost a pound of dimlin left over and no use for it. -- Hal Middle Georgia, Zone 8 http://tinyurl.com/2fxzcb |
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"Hal" wrote in message ... I have almost a pound of dimlin left over and no use for it. ======== Others here may be interested in buying some from you. -- RM.... Frugal ponding since 1995. rec.ponder since late 1996. Zone 6. Middle TN USA ~~~~ }((((* ~~~ }{{{{(ö |
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anchors away has Dimilin and works great. very very low toxicity. Ingrid
On Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:27:43 EDT, BB wrote: Somehow, I managed to get a case of anchor worms. (Ok, so the fish actually got them; not me. ) I've read about Dimilin |
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For whatever reason, Dimilin in any form was difficult to find
locally. Finally picked up a small bottle of it (treats 960 gallons). So, here's the issue with that: The instructions say to use two treatments 14 days apart. Which would be perfect if my pond was 480 gallons--it isn't, it's between 500-600 gallons. So, I dumped in enough to treat 480 gallons yesterday and plan on doing the same in two weeks. (Which would use up the entire bottle.) I know I'm slightly undertreating but I didn't really want to spend another $10-20 just for another couple of tablespoons in two weeks. Does this sound reasonable to the more experienced among us or am I just setting myself up for yet another infestation in the middle of August? (The current infestation is not currently widespread; only one obviously affected fish.) ~~Bryan wrote in . com: anchors away has Dimilin and works great. very very low toxicity. Ingrid On Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:27:43 EDT, BB wrote: Somehow, I managed to get a case of anchor worms. (Ok, so the fish actually got them; not me. ) I've read about Dimilin -- ************************************************** ********** * Can't see the Forest | Bryan B. * * Through the Spam? | Reply if you want. E-mail * * Take it out! | address changes frequently * * (Damn Viruses!) | to foil spambots. * ************************************************** ********** |
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On Sun, 13 Jul 2008 19:24:00 EDT, BB wrote:
For whatever reason, Dimilin in any form was difficult to find locally. Finally picked up a small bottle of it (treats 960 gallons). So, here's the issue with that: The instructions say to use two treatments 14 days apart. Which would be perfect if my pond was 480 gallons--it isn't, it's between 500-600 gallons. So, I dumped in enough to treat 480 gallons yesterday and plan on doing the same in two weeks. (Which would use up the entire bottle.) I know I'm slightly undertreating but I didn't really want to spend another $10-20 just for another couple of tablespoons in two weeks. Does this sound reasonable to the more experienced among us or am I just setting myself up for yet another infestation in the middle of August? (The current infestation is not currently widespread; only one obviously affected fish.) ~~Bryan You could have dropped the level of the pond so there was only 480 gallons of water. ;-) Perhaps for the 2nd dose. ~ jan ------------ Zone 7a, SE Washington State Ponds: www.jjspond.us |
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~ jan wrote in
: On Sun, 13 Jul 2008 19:24:00 EDT, BB wrote: Finally picked up a small bottle of it (treats 960 gallons). So, here's the issue with that: The instructions say to use two treatments 14 days apart. Which would be perfect if my pond was 480 gallons--it isn't, it's between 500-600 gallons. So, I dumped in enough to treat 480 gallons yesterday and plan on doing the same in two weeks. (Which would use up the entire bottle.) You could have dropped the level of the pond so there was only 480 gallons of water. ;-) Perhaps for the 2nd dose. ~ jan ------------ Oh, come now! That would make too much sense! It's something I did think of. But only after I'd dumped the half- bottle in... And, with the way I have my pond-thing set up, removing some water would be pretty easy.... Well, at least 50-ish gallons of it, anyway. On the upside, the one obviously affected fishie appears MUCH better after only two days. Can barely see the spot where the *$% &@! parasite was attached. All's good it seems. ~~Bryan -- ************************************************** ********** * Can't see the Forest | Bryan B. * * Through the Spam? | Reply if you want. E-mail * * Take it out! | address changes frequently * * (Damn Viruses!) | to foil spambots. * ************************************************** ********** |
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On Tue, 15 Jul 2008 10:38:11 EDT, BB wrote:
On Sun, 13 Jul 2008 19:24:00 EDT, BB wrote: Finally picked up a small bottle of it (treats 960 gallons). So, here's the issue with that: The instructions say to use two treatments 14 days apart. Which would be perfect if my pond was 480 gallons--it isn't, it's between 500-600 gallons. So, I dumped in enough to treat 480 gallons yesterday and plan on doing the same in two weeks. (Which would use up the entire bottle.) You could have dropped the level of the pond so there was only 480 gallons of water. ;-) Perhaps for the 2nd dose. ~ jan ------------ Oh, come now! That would make too much sense! Once in a while I get lucky. ;-) On the upside, the one obviously affected fishie appears MUCH better after only two days. Can barely see the spot where the *$% &@! parasite was attached. All's good it seems. ~~Bryan Great! I wish raccoons were so easy. ~ jan ------------ Zone 7a, SE Washington State Ponds: www.jjspond.us |
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