goldengatediscus
11-18-2002, 06:31 PM
Has anyone ever experimented with Supaverm on their discus? Supaverm is a Closental/Mebendazole liquid suspension that is sold as a sheep dewormer, and is frequently used by koi keepers to eradicate flukes. It is not approved for use on fish, but the koi keepers use it anyway, because it is suppose to eradicate flukes 100% after 2 treatments. Plus the dosage of 1ml/100gal makes it very cost effective.
However, in experiments, Supaverm caused 100% mortality to all types of goldfish, high fin banded sharks and 50% mortality rate in plecostomus. Koi are unaffected by Supaverm, and flukes were killed.
I have 2 cull discus that I can experiment with, but I was just wondering if anyone has tried Supaverm on discus. Since Fluketabs contain trichlorfon and mebendazole, I'm wondering about the Closental/Mebendazole combination.
For more info on Supaverm, see:
http://www.koivet.com/html/articles/articles_results.php?article_id=42&category=13&sea rch_term=supaverm
Thanks,
Brigitte
However, in experiments, Supaverm caused 100% mortality to all types of goldfish, high fin banded sharks and 50% mortality rate in plecostomus. Koi are unaffected by Supaverm, and flukes were killed.
I have 2 cull discus that I can experiment with, but I was just wondering if anyone has tried Supaverm on discus. Since Fluketabs contain trichlorfon and mebendazole, I'm wondering about the Closental/Mebendazole combination.
For more info on Supaverm, see:
http://www.koivet.com/html/articles/articles_results.php?article_id=42&category=13&sea rch_term=supaverm
Thanks,
Brigitte