hth/hex

[alan j t]

can i use prazi or fenbendazole to cure these diseases
im only asking cause thats what i have on hand
or do i have to get metro

[pcsb23]

neither prazi nor fenbendazole will cure hex/spiro, nor will metro for that matter. Metro will only knock the flagellates back hopefully long enough to buy the fish time so it's immune system kicks in. Fenbendazole must only ever be given in food, never in the water, it is nonetheless an excellent general purpose wormer.

[alan j t]

ya i was hoping not to buy another drug
will metro harm my plants
ill probably buy fishzole metro

[pcsb23]

no, but I wouldn't treat in a planted tank.

What makes you thing the fish has hith/hex?

[alan j t]

one of the jvies head is getting skinny as the rest of his body so iwas thinking hith
and anotheer one is not growing at all so i was thinking worms

[pcsb23]

Alan, most likely nematodes than hith, fenbendazole is the drug to use first here, use it in food only though, without examing its faeces under a scope it is difficult to know for sure.

[alan j t]

heres the problem i run into
how to combine the meds with food
i dont make any recipes for the discus
but i have plenty of frozen food and flakes

[pcsb23]

You can use the flakes. Powder the fenbendazole, very, very finely, like dust! (use a face mask) lay out some flakes on a tray of some sort. Spray them with water, use a mister like those for plants, you only want the flakes moist/damp not wet. Now evenly spread the fenbendazole over the flakes and allow 30 mins or so in a warm room to dry. Medicated flake food!

btw don't store this food for long, it will deteriorate in a few days because we made it damp!

Another option is to use levimasole in the water.

[alan j t]

that is a great idea thanks
so is this a one time medication
like feed them once with this stuff
or the whole day they recieve the meds at every feeding

that sucks i cant keep it for 6 months

[pcsb23]

no, feed it three times a day every other day for 3 treatments, so 9 feedings in total. Follow up a full week later so 7 days after the last treatment repeat. The one batch should be good for this.

[alan j t]

ok
ill do that thankx for the advise