Fins Posted April 26, 2005 Share Posted April 26, 2005 <H1>Praziquantel ?</H1><DIV id=Qtextbox><P><STRONG>Author: chuckmeister</STRONG><BR><BR>Hi all. I've recently got another pair of dimi's. When I got these fish they were extremely skinny. I wasn't really happy with their weight situation. Anyway I keep feeding these guys, only to find in the morning that they've got hollow stomachs again. Now I can only guess, because they show no signs outwardly, that they may have worms, so I want to treat my tank (6*2*2 with a colony of yellows and loachs) with a fluke and tapeworm tablet. Now the main ingredient is Praziquantel at a dose of 1 tablet per 20 litres. I'm wondering whether anyone can tell me if this drug will kill my filters. I've been told it wont (though he wasn't sure) but I dont trust medications. The fish also show signs of heavy breathing though I've got a 2000ltr powerhead at each end of the tanks for water circulation so its not oxygen related. Any Ideas ?? <br> <br> BTW nitrates/nitrites ammonia etc = 0 <br> <br> Cheers Charlie </DIV><H2>Replies »</H2><DIV id=Atextbox><P><STRONG>Author: kevkoi</STRONG><BR><BR>praziquantel will not affect your filter bacteria in any way. Great medication for flukes and tapeworm.... <br> IMO it's better for flukes than trichlorofon. <br> <br> kev </DIV><DIV id=Atextbox><P><STRONG>Author: hieuc</STRONG><BR><BR>or u could try and set up another spare tank for 2-3 hours, put the same water and then the medication. soak the fish for 2-3hours and take them out. the next day u should see the worm come out of the fish. <br> also soak in a concentrated dose. i do it for my discus all the time and it works great. </DIV><DIV id=Atextbox><P><STRONG>Author: Gcichlid</STRONG><BR><BR>Obvious comments that I'm sure you already know. Remove any charcoal from your filters before introducing your worm treatment and give the tank a 20-25% water change abt 48 hours after introducing the medication to the water. <br> Otherwise the treatment shouldnt affect your filters, fish or plants. <br> Good luck with the de-worming. <br> Nick </DIV><DIV id=Atextbox><P><STRONG>Author: xchimbax</STRONG><BR><BR>Also like to add Paraziquantel will leave a white residue after tablets dissolve.....harmless to fish just vacuum when u do the water change. <br> <br> Jim... </DIV> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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