Should I do a water change before adding prazipro?

[ILikeFish!]

One of my fish isn’t looking to good and I need to add some prazi pro quickly and I’m just curious if I have to do a water change or anything like that before adding it because I’ve never used this before and my nitrates are kind of high at somewhere between 40-80ppm

 

[Spare time]

Id do a big water change personally for the nitrate alone.

 

[ILikeFish!]

Id do a big water change personally for the nitrate alone.

Is the nitrates going to affect the prazi at all though?

 

[vetteguy53081]

One of my fish isn’t looking to good and I need to add some prazi pro quickly and I’m just curious if I have to do a water change or anything like that before adding it because I’ve never used this before and my nitrates are kind of high at somewhere between 40-80ppm

Change water for nitrate reduction and why are you adding Prazi?
What are actual symptoms and behaviors?
Are fish breathing normal or labored?

 

[ILikeFish!]

Change water for nitrate reduction and why are you adding Prazi?
What are actual symptoms and behaviors?
Are fish breathing normal or labored?

Do I need to change the water to add prazi? because I kind of need to and the prazi urgently. Also It’s not breathing heavy or anything it’s just kind of staying close to the bottom and not eating. It hasn’t been eating for a while now and it’s just been staying in its cave. Im pretty sure it’s flukes because I’ve seen my other fish scraping on the ground and rocks all the time.

 

[ILikeFish!]

Change water for nitrate reduction and why are you adding Prazi?
What are actual symptoms and behaviors?
Are fish breathing normal or labored?

Also will the high nitrates effect the effectiveness of the prazi pro?

 

[vetteguy53081]

Also will the high nitrates effect the effectiveness of the prazi pro?

High nitrates no, but prazi will reduce oxygen and appetite. Assuming its flukes, to be safe , dose at 85% of recommended amount and apply initial dosage known as an interval lasting 8 days, do a water change and do one more 8 day dose interval
Use airstone with prazi as it does reduce both oxygen and appetite. If running a skimmer, leave cup off first 24 hrs as skimmer will go nuts from the glycol solution in Prazi

 

[ILikeFish!]

High nitrates no, but prazi will reduce oxygen and appetite. Assuming its flukes, to be safe , dose at 85% of recommended amount and apply initial dosage known as an interval lasting 8 days, do a water change and do one more 8 day dose interval
Use airstone with prazi as it does reduce both oxygen and appetite. If running a skimmer, leave cup off first 24 hrs as skimmer will go nuts from the glycol solution in Prazi

So since my tank is 55 gallon how much should I put right now?

 

[vetteguy53081]

So since my tank is 55 gallon how much should I put right now?

12 ml

 

[ILikeFish!]

12 ml

Thank you

 

[ILikeFish!]

Thank you

What happens if I put too much prazi pro? I’m using the syringe from my salifert test kit to add my prazi and I’m not sure if it’s exactly accurate or not.

 

[ILikeFish!]

Thank you

Also should I up the dosage to 100% after a day or do I keep it at 85% dosage for the whole two weeks?

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

Also should I up the dosage to 100% after a day or do I keep it at 85% dosage for the whole two weeks?

Nitrate levels don’t affect prazi. I’ve had reports that nitrate levels have gone down for some people because the solvent in Prazipro acts like carbon dosing.

The 85% dose is to compensate for the expected tank volume being less due to displacement be rocks, etc.

You should change 25% of the water prior to a second dose at 8 days.

 

[MnFish1]

One of my fish isn’t looking to good and I need to add some prazi pro quickly and I’m just curious if I have to do a water change or anything like that before adding it because I’ve never used this before and my nitrates are kind of high at somewhere between 40-80ppm

I would agree with the nitrate issue I would try to lower the nitrate. More important - why are you wanting to start prazipro>

 

[vetteguy53081]

I would agree with the nitrate issue I would try to lower the nitrate. More important - why are you wanting to start prazipro>

post #4 above , this was asked:

Change water for nitrate reduction and why are you adding Prazi?
What are actual symptoms and behaviors?
Are fish breathing normal or labored?

 

[MnFish1]

post #4 above , this was asked:

Change water for nitrate reduction and why are you adding Prazi?
What are actual symptoms and behaviors?
Are fish breathing normal or labored?

Sorry you lost me.

 

[ILikeFish!]

Nitrate levels don’t affect prazi. I’ve had reports that nitrate levels have gone down for some people because the solvent in Prazipro acts like carbon dosing.

The 85% dose is to compensate for the expected tank volume being less due to displacement be rocks, etc.

You should change 25% of the water prior to a second dose at 8 days.

Do I do 12ml again for the second dose after I do at water change?

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

Do I do 12ml again for the second dose after I do at water change?

Your second dose should be the same as the first (assuming it was calculated accurately) it is done after the 25% water change. You can use the package instructions for the dose, just don't use their timing (I think they say repeat after 3 days? That's too soon).

 

[ILikeFish!]

Your second dose should be the same as the first (assuming it was calculated accurately) it is done after the 25% water change. You can use the package instructions for the dose, just don't use their timing (I think they say repeat after 3 days? That's too soon).

I’m only able to do a 20% water change because that all my bucket can hold, is that okay?

 

[ILikeFish!]

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