help with gill flukes

[george67]

what Is a safe way to treat a discus for gill flukes with praziquante
i was told by a fish shop you put it in there food is that right
and if so how much for 10 discus i have plecos & bn in my 6 f tank so i can't put praziquante in with them
thanks george

[ILLUSN]

bristlenoses will be fine with prazi in the water, if you want to put in food (the bet way to use it)

to quote MAC

Prazi 400mg per 100gms of food fed for a week.

[Greggy]

Formalin & Malachite Green medication (a'la White Spot/Ich treatment) also helps but Prazi is the medication of choice.

I'm not sure if your wise using them together though. Maybe run a course of each. What say you ILLUSN?

Regards,

Greggy

[ILLUSN]

id run prazi only for 2 treatments (or fed in food for 1 week then a weeks rest then repeat).

I wouldn't bother with malechite green, it can leave a residue in your filter sponge that can cross react with other meds.

[george67]

[b]thanks for the help
cheers george :lol: :lol:

[gypsy3]

so would that added to every feed?i feed mine 3 times a day.would i need to add it each time?

[ILLUSN]

I'd feed 2x a day, it wont poison them at that dosage.

[Gajowa]

I am just courious. How prazi applied into fishes stomach will kill flukes in it's gills? Can someone please explain that to me?
To get rid of gill flukes I would use prazi in the water.

Barbara

[ILLUSN]

once ingeted it enters the circulitory system, there it travels all over the fish and once it get to the gills with the massive ammounts of capilaries (for gas exchange) it poisons the flukes as they try to feed on the fish.