Oral dosing

Myka · Apr 10, 2016

I have used both metroplex and PraziPro mixing in with a homemade mash. I seem to have lost my instructions on how much to use per kg of food. Anyone know off-hand?

Myka · Apr 10, 2016

Ok, I think the Metro (100% powder) is 1 gram per 4 ounces of food for 7 days IIRC. Can't figure out the Prazi dosage...

Camer25 · Apr 10, 2016

Prazipro is 1 teaspoon per 20 gallons. Single treatment lasts 5-7 days. Metro is 1 level measure per 10 gallons. Use the spoon that is in with the metro.

Myka · Apr 10, 2016

Camer25 said:
Prazipro is 1 teaspoon per 20 gallons. Single treatment lasts 5-7 days. Metro is 1 level measure per 10 gallons. Use the spoon that is in with the metro.

Thank you, but I am looking for ORAL dosages. :)

Humblefish · Apr 10, 2016

IMO; soaking food with praziquantel is useless as that medication is best for treating external Monogeneans (gill flukes). So, it must be applied directly to the water. Now if it's internal parasites/intestinal worms you're trying to target, soaking food with just metro is much more effective.

Myka · Apr 10, 2016

Ok thank you. Is there nothing that oral Prazi would treat that oral Metro wouldn't? I'm sure there was a reason I started doing this years ago... haha! ;) Usually I use Prazi in the water in my QT, but I've used the oral dosage for affected fish in a reef with good results. I know some people will treat their reef with Prazi, but I'm not keen on that.

I do have Levamisole on hand too that I could mix in with some food.

Humblefish · Apr 11, 2016

Myka said:
Ok thank you. Is there nothing that oral Prazi would treat that oral Metro wouldn't? I'm sure there was a reason I started doing this years ago... haha! ;) Usually I use Prazi in the water in my QT, but I've used the oral dosage for affected fish in a reef with good results. I know some people will treat their reef with Prazi, but I'm not keen on that.

I do have Levamisole on hand too that I could mix in with some food.

Prazi does a decent job on internal worms, I just feel metro does it better. Prazi's main strength is eradicating Monogeneans, but you would have to build up such a high concentration of the drug in the fish's system because Monogeneans live on the outside. ;) That's why it's better/easier to just treat the water when dealing with flukes.

I'm not a big fan of both Levamisole & Fenbendazole because a) I question their effectiveness b) I feel they are a lot harsher on fish than prazi & metro.

Myka · Apr 11, 2016

Humblefish said:
Prazi does a decent job on internal worms, I just feel metro does it better. Prazi's main strength is eradicating Monogeneans, but you would have to build up such a high concentration of the drug in the fish's system because Monogeneans live on the outside. ;) That's why it's better/easier to just treat the water when dealing with flukes.

Ok, that's fair.

Humblefish said:
I'm not a big fan of both Levamisole & Fenbendazole because a) I question their effectiveness b) I feel they are a lot harsher on fish than prazi & metro.

Ok thanks! I've only ever used Levamisole for treatment of hydroids in my broodstock systems (which works well!).

I put 100% Metro powder in the frozen mash at the rate of 1 gram per 4 ounces (114 grams) of food. That's all I pre-medicated with.

Have you tried oral dosing Furan or KanaPlex or any oral dosing at all? I don't notice much talk about oral dosing MO fish, mostly food fish. Why is this?

One last thing, I was trying to look up your profile on various forums, and couldn't come across much information. You're called "Dr. Fish" here, do you have a PhD in a related science?

Humblefish · Apr 11, 2016

Myka said:
Have you tried oral dosing Furan or KanaPlex or any oral dosing at all? I don't notice much talk about oral dosing MO fish, mostly food fish. Why is this?

Kanamycin & erythromycin are both good antibiotics for oral dosing. However, it's best to also use a binder (Seachem Focus is one readily available product) so the medication doesn't leach out of the food and into the water column (where it may negatively impact corals).

Myka said:
One last thing, I was trying to look up your profile on various forums, and couldn't come across much information. You're called "Dr. Fish" here, do you have a PhD in a related science?

I have no doctorate, and I'm not an actual doctor. I just play one on the Internet. :)