Fluke Treatment

[Bronco765]

Does formalin (I know the forbidden fruit) kill flukes the same way Prazi works where the Prazi causes the flukes to go into seizures and fall of the fish and die or does the formalin outright kill the flukes on the fish? Also how quickly does the formalin work compared to Prazi? In the 90’s you could buy formalin at Pets Mart or any lfs but a lot has been learned about the hazards using it. I’ve used Prazi and with so many flukes falling off all at once the fish dies from bleeding out with all the holes left behind.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Does formalin (I know the forbidden fruit) kill flukes the same way Prazi works where the Prazi causes the flukes to go into seizures and fall of the fish and die or does the formalin outright kill the flukes on the fish? Also how quickly does the formalin work compared to Prazi? In the 90’s you could buy formalin at Pets Mart or any lfs but a lot has been learned about the hazards using it. I’ve used Prazi and with so many flukes falling off all at once the fish dies from bleeding out with all the holes left behind.

Formalin best for protozoan and not recommended, prazi pro would be your answer dosed once for a 7 day period, change water and add one more dose lasting 7-8 days

 

[MnFish1]

Does formalin (I know the forbidden fruit) kill flukes the same way Prazi works where the Prazi causes the flukes to go into seizures and fall of the fish and die or does the formalin outright kill the flukes on the fish? Also how quickly does the formalin work compared to Prazi? In the 90’s you could buy formalin at Pets Mart or any lfs but a lot has been learned about the hazards using it. I’ve used Prazi and with so many flukes falling off all at once the fish dies from bleeding out with all the holes left behind.

You may also want to consider where you're getting your fish - or how you're quarantining your fish before you put them in your tank. I think it's relatively rare for the bleeding out problem to occur unless there are a LOT of flukes, i.e. an advanced infection. Maybe jay has a comment on this

 

[Bronco765]

You may also want to consider where you're getting your fish - or how you're quarantining your fish before you put them in your tank. I think it's relatively rare for the bleeding out problem to occur unless there are a LOT of flukes, i.e. an advanced infection. Maybe jay has a comment on this

The bleeding out and dying hasn’t happened a lot but it has happened. Problem is with flukes you can’t see the darn things on the fish like you can see Ich so there’s no way to know how infested the fish is looking at it.

 

[vetteguy53081]

The bleeding out and dying hasn’t happened a lot but it has happened. Problem is with flukes you can’t see the darn things on the fish like you can see Ich so there’s no way to know how infested the fish is looking at it.

Treatment will have impact on them