Worm problem with crayfish

[Dis Gruntled]

I have a 10 gallon tank containing a recently purchased blue
crayfish, chinese algae eater, and a red-fin shark. They are
all getting along quite well. However, yesterday I noticed a
few transparent hairlike 1/4" "worms" attached to the crayfish
at several locations. Last night I dipped the crayfish into a
salt brine solution for a few minutes and that seemed to have
taken care of the visible worms that were attached. What
methods can I use to make sure both the crayfish and the rest
of the tank are completely rid of these parasites? Are there
chemical treatments that are safe for both fish and crayfish?

Thanks!

[CanadianCray]

This is not an uncommon thing.... They will not hurt the crayfish... The
best way to get rid of them is the use a brine solution & toothbrush & brush
them off... Keep the water VERY cleean with a higher salt content. wait till
the crayfish molts the remove the old exoskeleton & do a large water
change....

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Craig Williams
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www.Canadiancray.tk
"Dis Gruntled" > wrote in message
om...
> I have a 10 gallon tank containing a recently purchased blue
> crayfish, chinese algae eater, and a red-fin shark. They are
> all getting along quite well. However, yesterday I noticed a
> few transparent hairlike 1/4" "worms" attached to the crayfish
> at several locations. Last night I dipped the crayfish into a
> salt brine solution for a few minutes and that seemed to have
> taken care of the visible worms that were attached. What
> methods can I use to make sure both the crayfish and the rest
> of the tank are completely rid of these parasites? Are there
> chemical treatments that are safe for both fish and crayfish?
>
> Thanks!

[CanadianCray]

Check this site out.....

http://us.geocities.com/crayfishdisease/pages/intro.html

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Craig Williams
_________________________________

www.Canadiancray.tk
"CanadianCray" > wrote in message
. ..
> This is not an uncommon thing.... They will not hurt the crayfish... The
> best way to get rid of them is the use a brine solution & toothbrush &
brush
> them off... Keep the water VERY cleean with a higher salt content. wait
till
> the crayfish molts the remove the old exoskeleton & do a large water
> change....
>
> --
> Craig Williams
> _________________________________
>
> www.Canadiancray.tk
> "Dis Gruntled" > wrote in message
> om...
> > I have a 10 gallon tank containing a recently purchased blue
> > crayfish, chinese algae eater, and a red-fin shark. They are
> > all getting along quite well. However, yesterday I noticed a
> > few transparent hairlike 1/4" "worms" attached to the crayfish
> > at several locations. Last night I dipped the crayfish into a
> > salt brine solution for a few minutes and that seemed to have
> > taken care of the visible worms that were attached. What
> > methods can I use to make sure both the crayfish and the rest
> > of the tank are completely rid of these parasites? Are there
> > chemical treatments that are safe for both fish and crayfish?
> >
> > Thanks!
>
>