jayci Posted May 3, 2007 Report Share Posted May 3, 2007 Hello, Would like to hear peoples experinces with dog wormer tablets with there fish. I tried it last weekend. What a disaster. Most fish have died and I am thinking the rest will be going that way soon. I used the Billy Peach lifecycle Ultra all wormer 50mg prazi 225mg Oxibendazole Dose was 2 tablets per 50 ltrs. All fish stop eating. Seem like it burn there gill and skin. they started to develop fungus on the fins. I did twice daily water changes to dilute the meds but too late. Then dosed with melafix and white spot cure to try and reduce the fungus growth. The fungus is gone but the fish are still dying off. Feeling rather upset and guilty at the moment, have killed off all my fish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicmack Posted May 4, 2007 Report Share Posted May 4, 2007 Hi Jayci, I have just treated a 90 litre tank with discus using the Drontal tablets for large dogs - I think it had 175 mg of praziquantel in them ... it looked like a bomb went off in the tank and they were quite skitterish for about an hour after it went in but no devestating effects have appeared I was treating for gill flukes what were you hoping to get rid of? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayci Posted May 4, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2007 intestinal worms Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HummingBird Posted May 4, 2007 Report Share Posted May 4, 2007 I wouldn't risk using dog wormer, vets can usually give you prazi or metronidazole for fish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicmack Posted May 5, 2007 Report Share Posted May 5, 2007 i am using trichozole as well the vets wouldn't give me prazi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herefishiefishie Posted May 5, 2007 Report Share Posted May 5, 2007 Kongs import a medicine that has prazi in it here. I believe kongs supplies to NZ too. Anyone want to check that out. Frenchy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayci Posted May 5, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2007 Who is/are Kongs. Have you got a web address or e-mail for them. I'll try and contact them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpidersWeb Posted May 5, 2007 Report Share Posted May 5, 2007 NZ Import rules often make it improfitable to import low usage medications for most companies, so we miss out on a lot of the medications seen overseas. Unofficially the easiest way is probably to order a small pack from eBay etc and hope it makes it to you in the mail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faran Posted May 5, 2007 Report Share Posted May 5, 2007 Unofficially the easiest way is probably to order a small pack from eBay etc and hope it makes it to you in the mail. Importing a prescription medication from overseas is very similar to trying to get any illegal drug (marijuana, P, etc) shipped into NZ according to "the man". I strongly recommend going through your local vet before attempting this. As for wormers, I've used Drontal many times with no ill effects. The thing is, you treat a 20L bucket and "dip" the fish, not the entire tank, and you only do this when the fish refuse to eat. Otherwise, you medicate discus tucker (1/4 pill per 3 blocks of tucker) and feed it to the fish right away as meds have limited lifespans when mixed with food. Sorry for your loss and if I may speak from experience; if you make a mistake with meds, don't pussyfoot the water changes. If I medicate a tank and notice ill effects it's an immediate 50% water change on the entire tank. While running around with buckets of pre-warmed dechlorinated water for a couple hours isn't very fun, it's rewarding to see the fish feeling better and can save heap$$$. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted May 5, 2007 Report Share Posted May 5, 2007 There are also plenty of people out there that are prepred to sell you pills that are not even slightly related to what is on the label. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayci Posted May 6, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2007 Blueandkim. With the 20l dip, how many tablets in the bucket? With the 1/4 tablet mixed with food, how many times do you feed them this? And what Strengh drontral is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicmack Posted May 6, 2007 Report Share Posted May 6, 2007 i take back what I said about the Drontal since that was used my discus have got really really stressed and now their body slime is peeling off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayci Posted May 7, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2007 sorry to hear about that nicmack. Please keep us updated on your discuses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharn Posted May 7, 2007 Report Share Posted May 7, 2007 no personal experience and that is because ive read all the horror stories, i would only use it if no other option is available and they were going to die anyway- seems it usually speeds up that process hope everyone whos had bad experiences with it catches it in time and their fish recover Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rena Posted May 22, 2007 Report Share Posted May 22, 2007 I use vitapet about a month ago, worked wonders, fish fine bar one, bio fine and my rams had lots of worms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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