Hydrogen Peroxide 30 minute bath?

[puccie1]

By giving the fish a Hydrogen bath is it as good as using Praziquantel? To kill fluke if the fish is infected. Have 2 coming out of 22 days of QT in theraputic copper, didnt praziqunatel . so I was wondering is it a good Idea the use 20 ml Hydrogen Peroxide in 1 gallon of water, bath for 30 minutes will that be suffiecient. Both look healthy and no rubbing agaist anything. Just trying to be safe any ideas appreciated. Thanks

 

[vetteguy53081]

By giving the fish a Hydrogen bath is it as good as using Praziquantel? To kill fluke if the fish is infected. Have 2 coming out of 22 days of QT in theraputic copper, didnt praziqunatel . so I was wondering is it a good Idea the use 20 ml Hydrogen Peroxide in 1 gallon of water, bath for 30 minutes will that be suffiecient. Both look healthy and no rubbing agaist anything. Just trying to be safe any ideas appreciated. Thanks

Peroxide is a snake oil method used as a short cut and used because its easier but often an antiseptic measure that not often works. Prazi Pro is a proven dewormer and fluke medication with a glycol base and tank safe and easy to administer. A bath is not a cure but a measure of cleansing fish before introduction and Quarantining is safest method.
Fish never rub until you place them in the tank and all issues start.
If you want, you can give them a 60 minute ruby rally pro bath which covers velvet-fluke and bacterial issues but ideal is prazi or copper treatment before release into tank display

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

By giving the fish a Hydrogen bath is it as good as using Praziquantel? To kill fluke if the fish is infected. Have 2 coming out of 22 days of QT in theraputic copper, didnt praziqunatel . so I was wondering is it a good Idea the use 20 ml Hydrogen Peroxide in 1 gallon of water, bath for 30 minutes will that be suffiecient. Both look healthy and no rubbing agaist anything. Just trying to be safe any ideas appreciated. Thanks

No dip is 100% effective, and peroxide has NOT been fully tested on all fluke species.
The study that what you are proposing is based upon requires three dips, daily, moving the fish to a sterile tank each time, but it was used to control velvet, a protozoan.

Jay

 

[puccie1]

No dip is 100% effective, and peroxide has NOT been fully tested on all fluke species.
The study that what you are proposing is based upon requires three dips, daily, moving the fish to a sterile tank each time, but it was used to control velvet, a protozoan.

Jay

is there a treatment with Praziquantel before placing the fish in DT and how long of a treatment, been in QT with copper therapeutic dose for 25 days fish starting to stress out due to tank 20 long and fish is 8 inches big. Any suggestions I appreciate it.

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

is there a treatment with Praziquantel before placing the fish in DT and how long of a treatment, been in QT with copper therapeutic dose for 25 days fish starting to stress out due to tank 20 long and fish is 8 inches big. Any suggestions I appreciate it.

One method is this: dose the QT with praziquantel. Then, 7 or 8 days later, dose it again. 24 hours after that, move the fish out of the tank.

Jay

 

[puccie1]

One method is this: dose the QT with praziquantel. Then, 7 or 8 days later, dose it again. 24 hours after that, move the fish out of the tank.

Jay

Thanks so its to say the praziquantel basically kills the fluke within 24 hours the adult one and the 7 days are for the eggs? Thanks again

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

Thanks so its to say the praziquantel basically kills the fluke within 24 hours the adult one and the 7 days are for the eggs? Thanks again

Yes, that is the basic process. Not all fluke species lay eggs, so the interval for them can be shorter, but it is not possible to know which reproductive method is used. Also, Neobendenia, the large skin/eye fluke is very difficult to remove entirely with just two prazi treatments. In some cases, 5 treatments are required to eliminate that species. In my opinion, hyposalinity works best (in a fish-only tank!) for Neobenedenia.

Jay