Benefits of using Potassium Permanganete ?

[tomahawk]

The question is self explainatory in the subject line 8-)

[cityguy]

Permanganate will eliminate anchor worms, fish lice, flukes, ick, cotton mouth, fungus and many bacteria.

Potassium Permanganate is an oxidant and waste particles will use up the oxidative energy before potential parasites/bacteria will be affected.

Fishes are sometimes given a Pp bath to eliminate the above problems. The solution is prepared in a ratio of 2 mg/l for up to 4 hours or 10 mg/L for up to 30 minutes. During the treatment time the solution has to retain the purple discoloration, more permanganate can be added should the discoloration fade before the end of the required treatment time.

Fish should be closely monitored. In case of an overdose, potassium permanganate can be deactivated by an equal amount of hydrogen peroxide. In severe cases, a dip in pure milk will remove all traces of that chemical.

This is something for expert handling as I know, and I myself have never used Pp for treatment as yet.