mumzy50 Posted June 16, 2008 Report Share Posted June 16, 2008 Can you use dog worming pill's you can what brand i have heard about it but i thought i better check it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faran Posted June 17, 2008 Report Share Posted June 17, 2008 Stringy poos is a sign of spironucleus infection rather than worms. Treatment is with Metronidazole as per this website - http://article.dphnet.com/cat-02/spiron ... Treatments Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mumzy50 Posted June 17, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 17, 2008 I dont know if its the same as discribe.Its not jelly like.They are eatting,not thin or hanging by their selfs.The poo is long normal colour three to four inches long with a long skinny thread attatched to it that is white,almost like a hair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kd123 Posted June 17, 2008 Report Share Posted June 17, 2008 <<< * A 30% water change prior to dosing * A temperature of 30oC * 250mg of metronidazole / 10gallons of aquarium water. * After 8 hours 25% water change is performed followed by another 250mg of metronidazole / 10gallons of aquarium water. * This cycle is repeated for three days * Note: mortar and pestle the tablet/s, add a drop of warm aquarium water and mix to thick paste; keep adding drops until you have a thinner paste; – you can then add more water, mix thoroughly and spread over the aquarium.>>> Can someone clarify the description in the above article on metro? He suggests dosing the tank and leaving it for 8 hours. Doing a water change and then dosing again. Is this left in the tank for another 8 hours with another water change after that? He says to repeat this cycle for three days. Does that mean dosing 9 times over three days or just twice a day leaving a gap of 8 hours between each set of two doses? That's one hell of a lot of metro! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kd123 Posted June 17, 2008 Report Share Posted June 17, 2008 This quote is from Simply Dicus .com. It has a different protocol!!! The recommended treatment for Hexamita / Spironucleus is metronidazole (Flagyl). Metronidazole can be administered in a bath at a concentration of 5 mg/L (18.9 mg/gallon) every other day for three treatments. Medicated feed is even more effective at a dosage of 50 mg/kg body weight (or 10 mg/gm food) for five consecutive days. See also IFAS Fact Sheet VM-67 , Management of Hexamita in Ornamental Cichlids . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon1990 Posted June 18, 2008 Report Share Posted June 18, 2008 What kind of fish is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kd123 Posted June 18, 2008 Report Share Posted June 18, 2008 My question relates to the first article which I have quoted above. Depending on what site I go to there are several dosage rates and dosing timetables. I am interested in a discus keeper who uses this stuff interpreting these instructions. I dont know what kind of fish Mumzy50 has but I have a tank of discus.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitzy Posted June 18, 2008 Report Share Posted June 18, 2008 she has gourmi's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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