Do I have the right kind of Lavamisol?

[kaceyo]

I picked some up from a friend and wanted to see if anyone is familiar with this type. It's in very large yellow elongated pills and has 0.184 mg each. I'm not sure if it's safe to add all that buffer/carrier to the tank water. According to the directions each 0.184mg treats a 50lb animal.
Thanks,

Kacey

[brewmaster15]

Thats it... brand name is tramisol. That pill is called an oblet.

Quote:
For intestinal nematode infections of ornamental fish, several anthelminthics (dewormers) are available. Two effective and commonly used dewormers are fenbendazole and levamisole. Fenbendazole can only be used as a feed additive at the rate of 1.14 grams per pound of food fed for three days, with a repeat treatment in two to three weeks. Levamisole can be used both in the feed and as a bath treatment. One effective oral dose is 1.8 grams of levamisole per pound of food fed once a week for three weeks. One effective bath treatment dose is 2 ppm (mg/liter) levamisole for 24 hours, with a repeat treatment in two to three weeks. However, be sure to consult with a fish health specialist before commencing any treatment and always follow their recommendations.
http://www.simplydiscus.com/library/...matodes6.shtm (http://www.simplydiscus.com/library/disease_medications/internal/nematodes6.shtml)

[kaceyo]

At what dose do we fish people use levamisol? I have the 184mg sheep pills and need to know how many to use. I'm getting conflicting reports as I found at least two recommendations of 600 to 800mg/10gal and another here that advises 2mg/l, which is MUCH less. What dose do you use?

Kacey

[brewmaster15]

Hi Kacey,
The dose I quoted above is one that is recommended by a pathologists at Florida Coop ext.. The article itself is linked.. It is what I use when I use this med.

Hth,
al

[kaceyo]

Sorry Al,
You are right. I just wanted to double check after getting some misinformation.

Kacey

[brewmaster15]

Apologies unneeded:) Glad you got your answer.


--al