We have seen lately some prazi resistant flukes. So, dose, wait 5-7 days, do a 25% water change, dose again, wait 5-7 days, do a 25% water change and . . . then wait 10-14 days to observe for prazi resistant flukes. Can repeat if necessary. Can combine with treating with metro to cover more of the worms commonly found in saltwater fish. General Cure has both prazi + metro and is a powder form. And has less effect on the O2 levels in the tank as liquid prazi does, which requires added O2 to keep your fish breathing normally. A powerhead aimed up at the surface where it is actively rippling the water surface is one of the best O2 additions you can do for your fish.
Curious, do we know how long each dose takes to do it's job? Wondering in regard to if a water change is needed say 2 or 3 days later after either dose.
Thanks for that!
General Cure has Prazi & Metro in it, so it is better than Prazipro in terms that you get additional value. And Prazipro can cause issues with oxygen levels in the tank, whereas my understanding is that GC does not (or at least not near as much). I personally plan to use GC over Prazipro going forward. FWIW, I used Prazipro for the last 8 years and never had any fish issues with it though, then again I kept an airstone going at all times.
yes, i almost always spell that wrong!!! lol. ok, so general cure it is.
30 days is all that is needed. Keep in mind though that if any cysts hatch after the 30 days that any fish in the QT will be reinfected. The best method for ensuring no parasite carryover is to only do copper or chloroquine for 14 days, then transfer the fish to a sterile QT. This eliminates any issues with cysts. And is better for the fish given less time in copper.
my fish tank is finally been fallow for 76 days!!!! yayayyayayayayyay!!!!30 days of copper. Then do water changes to remove copper. Then two weeks of prazi. Dose, wait a week, do a 25% water change and dose again. Then after that your fish are ready. The display has to have been fallow for 76 days to be fully effective
Hope this helps
i have a fallow tank at 1.8 salinity how long will that take to kill copper. rocks are out in sun?30 days of copper. Then do water changes to remove copper. Then two weeks of prazi. Dose, wait a week, do a 25% water change and dose again. Then after that your fish are ready. The display has to have been fallow for 76 days to be fully effective
Hope this helps
Do you mean you are trying to remove copper from the rocks, or are you trying to kill parasites in the rocks? Either way, since the rocks are out in the sun already, you might consider soaking them in freshwater mixed with white vinegar to keep the pH below 5. Do that for three days and then test the water for copper. If you get a positive reading, repeat the process. If not, just soak the rocks in a change of freshwater to rinse the vinegar off and you can reuse them.
After 76 days any signs of success ?
