How 2 dose with Droncit

[johnny]

Hi all

Just got some droncit from my vet.

I want to dose my discus. Can i crush the Tabs into food (beef heart) for my discus or do I have to treat the water as well?

Cheers in advance.

Johnny

[Catfish]

I just treated the water when I used it and found that did the trick nicely. A little goes a long way. Here's some info on dosing off the net...

Dosing:

The recommended dose of Praziquantel is 2 milligrams per liter

of water. This means that in 100 gallons of pond water you

would need about seven hundred milli-grams. In a thousand

gallons you would need about seven grams of Praziquantel.

The drug is simply stirred vigorously into a liter of clean

water and, when mostly dissolved, the white colored suspension

is deposited into a high-flow area of the pond. If the fish

ingest some of the medicine as it settles out, it's not a

problem. Discontinue carbon and UV during treatment to avoid

inactivation of the Praziquantel. You do not need to bypass the

filter nor worry about oxygen levels during treatment. The most

successful treatments are deployed in cleaner ponds, so any

excess leaf litter or debris should be removed. Clearance of

the flukes can be determined by microscopy or the overall

improvement of signs of flashing and scratching. On occasion,

segmnents or ribbons of worms may be passed in the fish stools

and are generally of no concern to human health. No sifde

effects as far as fish behavior or health have been reported or

expected.

[johnny]

Thanks catfish.

But r u sure about the dose rate.

Can u sent me the link to that reading.

What I've read is "Prazi 400mg per 100gms of food fed for a week".

this is from: http://www.discusforums.com/forum/viewt ... c&&start=0

I was just about to crush up 8 tabs and add 2 100g of beef heart before i read your reply!

[Catfish]

Here's the link, I just noticed a small write up at the bottem specifically for Discus

In spite of the above, many Discus keepers have a treatment schedule like this one below,

or close to it:

...for Discus, I use 1/4 level tsp per 20 gallons every 3 days for 21 total days. I leave

the meds 48 hours, do a 50% WC, then another after 24 hours, and redose. Keep up same

schedule for the full 21 days and you should get a fluke free environment.

Much less is needed to treat for tapeworms. There, same amount once a week is needed,

and leave in water for at least 48 hours before a WC. Treat twice.

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