I recommend you try Huey Hung Discus Medications

[Hooked]

Hi Gang,
I've recently started using the Huey Hung brand of medications for my discus. I have had a very annoying problem in my tanks in the form of a flagellate protozoal infection (white stringy poo, thining body etc). I had been using Dimetridazole that was available to me over here. I found it worked on the majority but very-very slowly and my fish lost a lot of condition in the process, along with some losses.
I made up a bunch of syphon hoses, buckets etc so that each tank had its own equipment. I tried hard to keep it out of my grow out tank that I have some juvies in but it got in there. It was hard seeing about half of them slowly peppering and losing condition/thinning, not eating. I've lost about 30.
I'd been looking up the Huey Hung meds and I bit the bullet and got some in. It doesn't say what is in it, that's what was holding me back, but then I got to the point of I would try anything to stop the deaths. I noticed a vast improvement over the Dimetridazole. With the Dimetridazole the fish start to poop out the flagellate as it dies in the gut. My fish would still poop white strings for weeks then slowly get better with losses along the way. But with the recommend Huey Hung H4 Super Killer and H2 Bacteria Killer (great names!) combination I have had amazing results! My juvies instead of still pooping the thin white stringy poops for a week or two started to poop really thick fat white poops for a day or two, (expelling it quick) then by day two were noticeably more active. Their colour improved dramatically and 90% plus of the peppering has disappeared. They are feeding well after 3 days of treatment. You are not supposed to feed much during the treatment but they have improved heaps. The small amount of food I put in is just obliterated in no time. There's a couple of small fish still a bit reclusive but the majority of my juvies are powering.
I was recommended by a breeder friend to use at 50% the recommended dose for babies and even use at 80% the recommended dose for adults as its strong stuff and could be a bit much on the weaker fish.
There's a handy sheet in the box that lists all the various symptoms for common discus diseases. It then lists which meds to use etc.
I'm no expert, these are just my experiences. I'm really impressed with the Huey Hung meds. If you look up the Huey Hung website, scroll down the list to Aqua Medicine and the 10 types (2 pages) come up. Click on each for detailed info.
I hope this may help some others,

Cheers

[giorid]

Thanks hooked, I've seen these meds sold somewhere but don't remember where. It's always a good idea to change meds after awhile as the germs get used to the same meds and develop a resistance to them and that's why they don't work anymore, I'm going to give them a try as I have had the same problem with my fish that you describe above, I hope it works for me too as its very sad to see nice fish just waste away, thanks again for sharing the info, cheers.

[m.ingram]

I too have had a similar problem but it would start on 1 discus and when that 1 was nearly gone it would start on another discus.I have tryed alot of different meds as i have had this problem for about 12 months or more.So i tryed Huey Hungs meds and it cleared all fish up .I havent had any fish have any problems since the treatment.

[Discus Planetarium]

they are good meds thats why we have them in stock..

[Hooked]

Hi gang,

The different meds treat for, bacteria infection, protozoal such as Hexamita Spironucleus and Trypanasoma. Tapeworms and fluke. Fungi infection such as Dactylogyrus, Chilodonella, lice and others.

My local specialist discus supplier here in Perth imports it in bulk and sells it for $25 a pack or $30 including postage around Oz. That's a great price from what I have seen around. He's a great guy to deal with. He's used it on some of his stock recently and he to is very impressed with the results. If anyone is having a hard time finding it then pm me and I'll pass on his contact details.

Cheers

[swifto]

Thats a good price!!

[ILLUSN]

these reviews sound great,

has anyone used it in tanks that contain scaleless fish (l numbers loaches) or tetras?

[swifto]

I'll b trying with a clown loach in with my discus,using both super killer H4 and bacteria killer H2.wil let you no how it goes.Also bn and Cory's in tank.

[Hooked]

Hi Illusn,
I'm moving in a week and am having to shift a bunch of tanks. I was planning on putting the major part of my 1200 odd litre display in a 400lt tank while shifting the main tank. The fish in there will be Discus, Corys, Bristlenose, Rummy Nose Tetras, Glowlight Tetras, Bolivian Butterflies etc.
I'm planning on giving them a treatment for the Flagelate and secondary bacterial infection (flared gills) that I'm having a problem with at the moment in my grow out tank. It originated in the display in the beginning. Like Swifto, its recommended on the info sheet to use H2 and H4. I'm going to do a bit more research between now and then re the other fish but if anyone has any first hand experience on these other fish then please let me know,

Cheers

P.s You try it first Swifto! : )

[giorid]

Hi Guys,
I've just started using H4 (super killer) on my adult angels last night, will let you know how they go at the end of treatment which should be about 7 days, hope it works as some are bloated and seem to be hanging on to life.