General Cure Dosage with Nitrofuracin Green Powder?

[bs80]

Hello,

I currently have two issues in my 20 gallon QT -- a bacterial infection on a longnose butterfly that I've been treating with NFG powder, and white stringy poop coming out of a lyretail anthias, that I would like to begin treating with Metronidazole powder and Praziquantel powder (basically General Cure). Is it ok to dose with both the General Cure and NFG powder at the same time?

I'm also a little confused on the dosages and water change schedule. I've read that Metro can be dosed every other day after water changes, while Prazi should be dosed after an initial water change and left in the water for up to a week, followed up by a second dosage. Complicating things further is that NFG instructions call for daily doses following 25% water changes. Is there a recommended way to treat for all of these issues?

Thanks!

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

I don’t know of any cross-reaction with those three drugs, but as you note, the treatment regimens don’t overlap. Not sure how to reconcile that. You don’t need to change water after prazi, but you do for metro, and apparently the nitroF as well. I’d opt with the 25% daily change.
Jay