Blue Star Leopard Wrasses

[Brad Syphus]

My male. Was a female about 6 months ago .

 

[gfox]

No copper. I used two rounds of General Cure (2 doses each round for a total of 4 doses). General Cure is Praziquantel + Metronidazole.

What does the General cure get that the Prazi won't?

 

[kkgaskin90]

What does the General cure get that the Prazi won't?

Prazi resistant flukes as well as some internal worms. In addition, Metronidazole is an antibiotic, so an underlying infection would be taken care of as well. I switched from PraziPro to General Cure during QT when I had something get through Prazi and infect some Anthias in my DT.

 

[gfox]

Prazi resistant flukes as well as some internal worms. In addition, Metronidazole is an antibiotic, so an underlying infection would be taken care of as well. I switched from PraziPro to General Cure during QT when I had something get through Prazi and infect some Anthias in my DT.

Any reason you don't use copper or do you do TTM?

 

[kkgaskin90]

Any reason you don't use copper or do you do TTM?

I've used copper when I had Crypto. I don't use it every time I QT. I think it's a very harsh medication and can be very hard on a fish. Wrasses don't tend to be as prone to Crypto, but *are* known to have intestinal parasites. For this reason, I chose to deworm them and observe in case any further treatment was needed.
Additionally, one of the struggles of these particular fish is getting them to eat frozen food. Copper is known to diminish appetite, so a prophylactic treatment could have been detrimental to my attempts to get them to eat. General Cure, like any other medication, can of course have this effect as well, but it's never been an issue for me. The wrasses continued eating at every feeding throughout treatment.
Just my personal opinion.