gill fluke treatment?

[bushie]

what is the best treatment for gill flukes?

is it worth a precautionary dose?

is prazi a gill fluke treatment?

or is trichlorfon better?

????????

[fishgeek]

i think both work
praziquantel is a cestocidal(tapeworm) drug that is used against monogean and trematode's(flukes)
i believe it is fairly safe and has only recorded issue in marine fish

trichfloron is an organpohosphate(think most old insecticides) and is more likely to be toxic to fish

andrew

[bushie]

thanx buddy,

went for the prazi anyway but too late for my bd in the quarantine tank.

did notice some gill plate scratching in the display tank prior.

now to do the others

prazi safe with cats/ loaches?


R.I.P. little fella.

[sammigold]

Hi bushie,
sorry to hear about your little BD.

I cannot tell you about prazi and cattie/loaches...

I do know that Waterlife Sterazin can also be used for gill flukes and it can be used safely with Catties and loaches...

some people seem to wonder about the effectiveness of Sterazin... I suppose it seems to depend on the fish and maybe the size of the fluke infestation....

Hope that helps a little... at least it gives you another option..

[bushie]

thanks stevie

[sammigold]

LOL!!! No worries

[bushie]

does prazi affect fiters?

[Merrilyn]

No, it's supposed to be safe with filters.

[bushie]

thanx ladyred

[benjohnson]

sterazin seems to work ok for my discus , although I have heard conflicting reports on its efftiveness.

I have used it in my tank with a pair of Botia Loaches and they were ok