Metroplex and Prazipro

[lilchris_357]

Can I treat with Metroplex while fish are in prazipro bath?

 

[GHsaltie]

If I remember correctly prazipro is one medication that it is not recommended you mix with others. However you can mix the metro in food and bind it with focus then feed it that way. What are you treating for?
Also, prazipro is more effective if used in a QT so the fish can be exposed to it for at least 24hrs, rather than a bath.

 

[lilchris_357]

Fish in qt, TTM in progress with Prazipro on transfer 2 and 4. Noticed stringy poo and wrasse spitting food out.

 

[GHsaltie]

Stringy poo is definitely an indication of internal parasites. If you can get Seachem focus then you can bind the metro to food with it, such as mysis. Treating this way is actually more effective because the medicine is going directly to the gut where the parasites are. Your protocol looks good, however make sure that the prazipro doses are 5-7 days apart. The first dose is to kill the current worms the second 5-7 days after is to get any eggs that hatched. Also, unless you are noticing any signs or have confirmed flukes then you may want to consider waiting for the prazi treatment until after metro is done. That way it's less stress on an already sensitive fish such as a wrasse.

 

[GHsaltie]

You can also add some garlic to the food to help encourage the fish to eat.

 

[Humblefish]

^^ Agree with @GHsaltie

 

[jeff williams]

Prazipro should clear up the internal parasites also I would finish the prazipro treatment then if needed feed metro/focus

 

[lilchris_357]

Thanks for the inputs. I'm going to wait and start the metro after the last transfer which is in an hour. Tomorrow I will try the metroplex for 10 days.

 

[Humblefish]

Prazipro should clear up the internal parasites also I would finish the prazipro treatment then if needed feed metro/focus

Prazipro is much more effective against external worms (like flukes) than internal ones.

 

[lilchris_357]

I have to add metroplex to the tank because the wrasse is not eating. Do I dose it everyday?

 

[Humblefish]

I have to add metroplex to the tank because the wrasse is not eating. Do I dose it everyday?

Every 48 hrs

 

[lilchris_357]

Thank you. Here are a couple pics of the poop. Can anyone verify if it's a parasite of not? Sorry they are a little blurry.

 

[domination2580]

Thank you. Here are a couple pics of the poop. Can anyone verify if it's a parasite of not? Sorry they are a little blurry.

Yes, it is white and stringy...

 

[Humblefish]

Looks white & stringy to me as well: https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/internal-parasites-intestinal-worms.267419/

 

[lilchris_357]

So on top of the internal parasites, I noticed this big white spot on my wrasses head this morning while trying to get him to eat. Uggh...Does it look like flukes? Should I do another round of Prazipro?

 

[domination2580]

You can check of flukes by doing freshwater bath.

 

[Humblefish]

You can check of flukes by doing freshwater bath.

+1 But I don't think that is a fluke.

Can we get a closeup photo of his head?

 

[lilchris_357]

I'm trying to now. He's not cooperating. The best way I can explain the spot is...think of a teenager with a huge pimple and it has the white head on it that ready to pop. [emoji2]

 

[lilchris_357]

 

[lilchris_357]

It looks like there is something in his eye as well, it has a bit of a bulge