Hyposalinity for prazi resistant flukes?

[SaltwaterGuruNeeded]

I'm not all sure what you've gone through and discussed (five pages worth!) but with no spots being evident, and deep, only slightly elevated breathing, yawning and head shaking, have you thought about gill flukes?

Jay

Yes, remember my prazipro treatment in display? Wouldn't that of killed them off?

 

[SaltwaterGuruNeeded]

I guess I'll put prazipro in there too, wouldn't be anything different from copper power and API general cure?

 

[SaltwaterGuruNeeded]

I feel like my options are run hypo with copper and metro or run copper, metro, and prazipro.

But I ran prazipro in my display right before quarantine, so I'm not sure this will work.

 

[SaltwaterGuruNeeded]

Here goes adding prazipro...

 

[Miami Reef]

Here is an alternative for prazi resistant flukes. I read from Humblefish is will almost certainly take them out.

Fenbendazole

Fenbendazole (dewormer) - (updated 5-6-2023) What It Treats: Flukes (Monogeneans) and intestinal worms. Fenbendazole is particularly useful to treat flukes & intestinal worms which seem resistant to praziquantel. How To Treat: Fenbendazole is a drug often prescribed by veterinarians to treat...

humble.fish

@Jay Hemdal Humblefish has an article on using Fenbendazole for prazi resistant flukes (link above). Do you have any experience with this medication?

You are supposed to follow dosage instructions as a timed bath treatment, then move fish into a sterile QT. Follow treatment 6 days later.

 

[Miami Reef]

But if it was me I would get the big guns (formalin) it treats all parasites (velvet, uronema, brooknella, AND FLUKES). This will also provide needed relief. I think it’s pretty much the only saving grace for this fish.

@Jay Hemdal correct me if I’m wrong.

 

[SaltwaterGuruNeeded]

Here is an alternative for prazi resistant flukes. I read from Humblefish is will almost certainly take them out.

Fenbendazole

Fenbendazole (dewormer) - (updated 5-6-2023) What It Treats: Flukes (Monogeneans) and intestinal worms. Fenbendazole is particularly useful to treat flukes & intestinal worms which seem resistant to praziquantel. How To Treat: Fenbendazole is a drug often prescribed by veterinarians to treat...

humble.fish

@Jay Hemdal Humblefish has an article on using Fenbendazole for prazi resistant flukes (link above). Do you have any experience with this medication?

You are supposed to follow dosage instructions as a timed bath treatment, then move fish into a sterile QT. Follow treatment 6 days later.

No, I don't. But I just took a very small gill clipping of one of the clowns. I saw no flukes. I'll post my findings here in a min, I think possibly velvet in gills.

 

[Miami Reef]

No, I don't. But I just took a very small gill clipping of one of the clowns. I saw no flukes. I'll post my findings here in a min, I think possibly velvet in gills.

I personally wouldn’t use the Fenbendazole. I would go with formalin. It will take care of velvet and flukes (at least temporarily) until proper treatment can be administered. It’s highly likely it will eradicate brook in the first dose, but best to follow up with metro to be 100% sure.

 

[SaltwaterGuruNeeded]

Video:

 

[SaltwaterGuruNeeded]

In case vids don't work here's the links...

 

[Miami Reef]

Can we try posting these microscope pictures to the microscope thread you made a few weeks ago? I think we’ll get much more responses there. I don’t have experience with microscopy.

 

[SaltwaterGuruNeeded]

Can we try posting these microscope pictures to the microscope thread you made a few weeks ago? I think we’ll get much more responses there. I don’t have experience with microscopy.

Done

Tang Dead, Microscope Autopsy. Help ID.

I believe a lot of fish paracites become waterborne looking for a new host before the fish actually dies. In some cases investigation must be performed on a living host to determine the disease for correct identification and treatment. Just my personal experience.

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