Formalin bath

[lion]

Hi simply poeple.

I need to give my discus a formalin bath tonight (gill flukes). I can not get Flubendazole in South Africa but got formalin at a pharmacy. Is it 2 drops per gallon? and for what period? The discus is 2" and breathing heavy. One gill is very swollen. Please help.

Thanks
Lorret

[Ardan]

Hi,
I have used formalin (37%)at 3 drops / gal. After 8 hours a 50% wc.
Temp 84F (higher temp is not recommended with formalin)

Use extra aeration.

Make sure formalin is not expired or white looking.

hth

[lion]

Thanks Ardan. Do I keep this up for a few day's or is this only a 1 day bath thing?

[fishfarm]

I dose with 37% formalin at the rate fo 1 ml per 10 gallons, 50 % water change after 24 hours and repeat dose. Do this again in a few weeks to get any that have hatched out again. Ken

[lion]

Thanks Ken. I've got him in the hospital tank for an hour now and he's already breathing through both gills.

[lion]

Thanks guy's. He looks much better this morning.

[Carol_Roberts]

:thumbsup: ;D :thumbsup:

[lion]

Well I put him back with the other fish this morning. His breathing is fine, gill's look fine and he immediately start eating. Thanks Ardan, Ken and Carol.