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cityguy
Sun May 18, 2008, 04:55 PM
Flukes are best treated with Malachite Green or Potassium Permanganete ? Whichever.. how much ?

Merrilyn
Mon May 19, 2008, 04:17 AM
Can you get hold of a product called praziquantal.

It's the main ingredient in gill fluke, body fluke and tape worm medication. There are a number of brands, not sure what you can get in your area, but it's very effective.

Malachite green is fairly mild, and a PP bath is really only for experienced keepers. It's a very dangerous substance and must be used at very precise amounts. There's a sticky on the use of PP baths in this section, which you may care to read.

http://www.discusforums.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=14585

For fairly mild cases of flukes, I'd stick with praziquantal, as it will treat your fish for tapeworm at the same time.