Flukes in fry

[sam_y]

Gill flukes may be one of the deadliest problem for fry. What do you use to treat for this problem when it arises?

[chuck]

praziquantel seems to be the new drug of choise.
also supraverm.
other methods were fluke tabs, (can cause death) formalin/meth.green
salt.
check out http://www.pondrx.com there is an article on different meds.
chuck

[sam_y]

Hi Chuck, thanks for the info.

Anyone else want to weigh in with their preferred med for younger fry?

[Barb Newell]

Hi, I had 9 day old fry curled up in the corner of the tank dying one by one from flukes, I used formalin and acriflavine, turned the lights out for a few hours. The deaths stopped. That seemed to work well in an emergency situation.

Barb

[sam_y]

hi Barb,

Thanks! What dosages did you use on the formalin and malachine green? I guess you used them together?

I use PP with my adults (per teddyj @ 1/8 tsp crystals mixed with 400 mL r/o for stock used at 4 mL per gal), but I think it may be too strong for fry. Any thoughts?

Sam

[Barb Newell]

Hi Sam, I used 2 drop/gal of formalin for 6 hours and ACRIFLAVINE, not malachite green, sorry. I used dosage on the bottle of acriflavine.

Barb