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Just wondering is prassi (droncit) ok to mix in with discus food for application? Or is solving it in tank water the best way? And what is the dosage for food if possible. cheers big ears

good to know that people have had good experience. just dont want to throw money away thanks

thanks conch. will give it a go

Has anyone used such medium in their filters? Does it work? I've found a number of products out there that claim to do just that, filtering out phosphate and silicate so to eliminate algae and diatoms. Example; Chemi pure, Kent phosphate spong, Phosguard. If it does work, how long for? Do you continually replace the medium? Time frames? Are there side effects? What if the medium is left in filter too long? Would it release the phosphate and silicate back into the water? Please share your exeriences.

forgot....each pill contains 200mg of metro

I found that it wasnt necessary to buy the liquid. My initial concern was that it wouldnt disolve properly. I placed the pills in between a folded piece of paper, (the vet's invoice in fact), and rolled on top of it with a jar (a Moccona coffee jar in my case) on a hard top surface until it was a real fine powder. This was achieved with very little effort. First dissoved it in warm water and added to tank.

The pills were a lot cheaper. They only cost $8.20 for 10. But i was rather concerned so i asked for the liquid. A bag of that (100ml) contained 500mg of metro, that cost $28. So i got a bag of liquid and some pills. Liquid for first treatment. First treatment was for entire tank. Then moved the two discus to a hospital tank for treatment. Added metro to their food. After 18 hours in hospital tank, i found some black feces floating around. That's a good sign Will keep them there for another two days.

Managed to get some metro from the After Hours Vet, corner Antigua and Desreali in chch. He was quite happy to sell it to me both in liquid and pill form after i showed him this print out http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/VM053 so ...here goes....

Thanks Ryan, they understand Flagyl , now to convince them i wont be drinking it myself, and it really is for sick fish

Where to buy metro down here in chch ? the 3 vets i've phoned/visited have no idea what it is.

All the water chemistry are showing very low levels. Amonia being Zero, or as low as my test kit can detect. Both nitrite and nitrate levels are very low, both are the lowest on the charts for my kits. All other fish are thriving.

Also, i've been feeding them on ox heart, tetra color bits and blood worms. Water changes have been daily since this tank was first set up. I didnt wait for the nitrogen cycle to mature before adding fish, so hence the daily water change. 20% to 30% each WC. It's a planted tank. and still struggling with brown algae. Dan

5ft tank, 4 smaller discus, 2 medium size discus, 60 tetras (neons and glow lights), 13 clown loachs, 13 small bristle noses. Tank is only 4 weeks old. Discus have been in there 3 weeks. All fish except for the two medium size dicus are doing very well. First discus started not eating about 2 weeks ago, second discus wouldnt eat about 1 week ago. Second discus's fece is a big long white mucus. Have only seen first discus excret waste once, and it was half white and half black. Both discus's color looks fine, a little darker maybe, but not that noticable. They are shy during feeding, hiding at the back. When the lights are off, lounge light still on, i see them swim out and seem to be enjoying themselves. Both body shape looks healthy, not skinny. Second discus looked like it had a bloated stomach. Big round, looking like it had swallowed a marble. But since the last two days, it has been excreting a lot of white mucus feces and is looking less bloated. These two are the biggest two fish in the entire tank. No one else is picking on them. They are always together like best mates, so not picking on each other. I had first suggested them to be constapated, so i had them in a hospital tank with epsom salt for 10 hours. but after returning to the main tank, their conditions have not changed. This was done 3 days ago. Are they sick? I have also suspected hex or worms, but am shy to treat with prassi if not. If i do need to treat, do i treat entire tank? or return them to hospital tank? Any suggestions would be much appreciated. Dan

No need to remove the chl here in chch. Lucky like that. But did have an exciting day today though. When came time to turn off the water, i accidently turned the valve the other way. therefore hose rockets to ceiling leaving a huge wet mess. Note to self : mark which way to turn for Off.

We use gas heating for out hot water, so not from a hot water cylinder. I have hooked up a garden hose to both hot and cold water so that the temperature can be adjust to the same (or near to) as the tank water. I feed the water straight from tap to the tank this way. A lot of air bubbles come out of the hose this way. No messy drips. No spillage. can sit back for a coffee while the tank fills up.