Don't think it's good treatment for fry ...
pp is a good treatment for gill flukes for adults and fry .............. what is the dosage require for fry .....and what age can I start treatment .
Don't think it's good treatment for fry ...
Ryan
Praziquantel might be a safer bet, it's very easy to dose.
What makes you so sure your fry have gill flukes?
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flukes builds a resistant to most drugs including prazi ........................ but pp and formalin and formalin malachite green mixture and acriflavin can not build resistance against ............... with short or long baths make a Difference ................... for shore eggs is resistance . but dose for fry is a paradox ....
I took a sample from dead fry gill under a microscope
Cull the fry, Clean up the parents, and start again. You will be miles ahead in the long run.
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If you can't get your pairs clean then you should not be trying to raise discus. Any meds you put in the water will have side affects on the fish. If your change water is coming in with flukes then you will need to clean it up before using it.
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Medicating fry is pretty hard them...I've tried in the past and they never do as well as un-medicated fry. Theres a perception out there that all discus have flukes...and I don't subscribe to it. I think its more accurate to say all discus can carry them, and can easily be infected by them. Often why treatments are ineffective is they don't go long enough or at the right dose, and more likely then not, the Hobbyist gets they "i wanna a new fish" itch and they add discus or non-discus that have flukes, in effect undoing all they work they had done. Its why Flukes are called the Gift that keeps on giving.
I always assume discus I get have flukes for the above reason.. but I don't believe all discus have flukes inherently.
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not even one ............ adult or fry not infected with gill flukes .... sample under microscope proven that fact ......... get ride 100% with medication is so difficult and complected .......................... i thought all we do in clean pair is reduce flukes and cut Life cycle . false or true
Not sure if theres a language barrier here...Im not saying that medications are more effective than "but pp and formalin and formalin malachite green mixture and acriflavin can not build resistance against". I AGREE with you on the resistence part...its far less likely to occur when using dyes and oxidizers than medications. Just that I think you can erradicate flukes in your stock.
hth,
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