Treatment using Praziquantel

[peacemaker]

I just bought a bottle of Praziquantel, and the instructions are as follows:

Praziquantel (250ml)

1ml per 10L

Repeat dosage on day 3 if needed.

Remove carbon & skimmer during treatment

Shake well before use.

Do not use with worms & xenia

Medication is removed with carbon & skimming

1. Is this only meant for quarantine treatment, or can I use it for the entire tank? I have xenias though...

2. How long do I need to keep the fish in treatment (assuming quarantine) before releasing it to the main tank?

3. What are the signs to look out for to decide if I need to repeat dosage?

[yikai]

praziquantel is a safe drug and can be administered into the main tank. but do water change.

first you must know what you want to use it for. it is used to remove intestinal parasites and body flukes and unless you suspect your fish have any of those, you do not need to use it.

for treatment of internal parasites most commonly found in angels and wrasses, soak food in prazi for 10 mins and feed the fish. continue treatment for 1 week or more if need be.

prazi is very safe so overdosing is not a problem.

for treatment of flukes, either prazi the fish or just do FW dip. i prefer FW dip as it's more useful. i personally tried bathing them in prazi for flukes but it did nothing and needs to be done for long periods of time.

as for safety with xenias, it's not anecdotal and no hard and fast rule. people in reef central report having problems with xenias while others don't. i personally dosed it in my main tank with xenias and nothing happened.

i did have 2 fish casualties though. so like any other drug, i would reccomend dosing it in a quarantine tank if you must, but for flukes only. as a rule of thumb i generally don't dose anything in the main tank now.

if treating for internal parasites, dosing in water will not help. you must soak the food in it and feed.

[zaiqiu]

I just bought a bottle of Praziquantel, and the instructions are as follows:

Praziquantel (250ml)

1ml per 10L

Repeat dosage on day 3 if needed.

Remove carbon & skimmer during treatment

Shake well before use.

Do not use with worms & xenia

Medication is removed with carbon & skimming

1. Is this only meant for quarantine treatment, or can I use it for the entire tank? I have xenias though...

2. How long do I need to keep the fish in treatment (assuming quarantine) before releasing it to the main tank?

3. What are the signs to look out for to decide if I need to repeat dosage?

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Where can I buy this?

Thanks!

[Joe_P]

Looking for this.

Where can I buy this?

Thanks!

You can get them from or from Iwarna

[peacemaker]

praziquantel is a safe drug and can be administered into the main tank. but do water change.

first you must know what you want to use it for. it is used to remove intestinal parasites and body flukes and unless you suspect your fish have any of those, you do not need to use it.

for treatment of internal parasites most commonly found in angels and wrasses, soak food in prazi for 10 mins and feed the fish. continue treatment for 1 week or more if need be.

prazi is very safe so overdosing is not a problem.

for treatment of flukes, either prazi the fish or just do FW dip. i prefer FW dip as it's more useful. i personally tried bathing them in prazi for flukes but it did nothing and needs to be done for long periods of time.

as for safety with xenias, it's not anecdotal and no hard and fast rule. people in reef central report having problems with xenias while others don't. i personally dosed it in my main tank with xenias and nothing happened.

i did have 2 fish casualties though. so like any other drug, i would reccomend dosing it in a quarantine tank if you must, but for flukes only. as a rule of thumb i generally don't dose anything in the main tank now.

if treating for internal parasites, dosing in water will not help. you must soak the food in it and feed.

Thanks for the comprehensive advise! One more question: how much should I use to soak, say, a cube of mysis for feeding?

[yikai]

Thanks for the comprehensive advise! One more question: how much should I use to soak, say, a cube of mysis for feeding?

just enough for all the mysis to touch the prazi.

i dissolve the mysis first then strain it and transfer it to a spoon. then i pour a little bit of prazi into the spoon, just enough for all the mysis to come in contact with it.

then i just pour the contents of the spoon into the tank to feed my fish.

i find soaking henry's food better though. the frozen chunks of food are like sponges. the prazi look into it much better. but either way both are just as ok.

[peacemaker]

Thanks! Good stuff.