Prazipro alternative (not available in my country)

Bars · Jun 13, 2020

Unfortunately it looks like I've got flukes in the DT.
It'll be impossible to catch any fish at all, so I'll have to treat the DT.

Prazipro however isn't sold in my country (Netherlands). Did manage to order some on ebay, but shipping is at least 2 weeks from the US, possibly even longer.
So are there any coral and shrimp safe alternatives for prazipro?

Big G · Jun 13, 2020

Ruby Reef Rally will treat gill flukes in a reef tank safely. Some corals may get a bit angry, but no harm long term.

Bars · Jun 13, 2020

Big G said:
Ruby Reef Rally will treat gill flukes in a reef tank safely. Some corals may get a bit angry, but no harm long term.

Thanks for the suggestion!
Unfortunately that one's not sold in my country either. Have to order it from the US as well

piranhaman00 · Jun 13, 2020

Can you get fenbendazole?

Bars · Jun 13, 2020

piranhaman00 said:
Can you get fenbendazole?

I can, but only as a dewormer for cats and dogs (Panacur), would that work as well?

piranhaman00 · Jun 13, 2020

Bars said:
I can, but only as a dewormer for cats and dogs (Panacur), would that work as well?

Yes that’s what it’s used for here too but there are “fish” versions made as well. Check out the SDS , what else does it contain?

Bars · Jun 13, 2020

Internet says this for 500 mg pills:
Lactose 1 H2O, corn starch, silica, hydroxyethyl cellulose, sodium amylopectin glycate, magnesium stearate

The paste contains the following (1g of paste), in addition to 187,5 mg fenbendazole:
Methyl-4-hydroxybenzoat (1,7 mg), Propyl-4-hydroxybenzoat (0,16 mg), carbomer, propylene glycol, glycerol 85%, sorbitol, sodium hydroxide, purified water

Bars · Jun 13, 2020

Oh, so I realized I can get praziquantel as well, which is basically what prazipro is, right? Only available as dewormer for dogs and horses and contains pyrantel, febantel and pork for flavor.

Also came across Kusuri fluke p, which treats flukes in koi fish. Does anyone know anything about that? Contains oxydipropanol and praziquantel, though I'm not sure about quantities as it's not specified.

Big G · Jun 13, 2020

Oxy"bis"-propanol?

Big G · Jun 13, 2020

Ok, I looked it up Oxybis and Oxydi are the same thing. It's a chemical that keeps the praziquantel in solution. It's what's in PraziPro. Should work perfect for you.

Bars · Jun 14, 2020

Big G said:
Ok, I looked it up Oxybis and Oxydi are the same thing. It's a chemical that keeps the praziquantel in solution. It's what's in PraziPro. Should work perfect for you.

Thanks!

Just 1 more question though, stores are closed at the moment anyway so I can't buy anything.
I've read something about levamisole as a reefsafe treatment for flukes as well. Any thoughts on that? I have use that stuff in the past on freshwater fish. It was extremely effective but I'm not sure if corals, snails, shrimp etc. would survive a treatment.

Levamisole would be easier and a lot cheaper for me to get, because I can just get it at the vet on monday, instead of having it to order online.

Big G · Jun 14, 2020

Kusuri fluke p is a 5% prazi by weight which is the same as Prazipro. Dosage should be the same.

Bars said:
Thanks!

Just 1 more question though, stores are closed at the moment anyway so I can't buy anything.
I've read something about levamisole as a reefsafe treatment for flukes as well. Any thoughts on that? I have use that stuff in the past on freshwater fish. It was extremely effective but I'm not sure if corals, snails, shrimp etc. would survive a treatment.

Levamisole would be easier and a lot cheaper for me to get, because I can just get it at the vet on monday, instead of having it to order online.

Levamisole would be bad news to any inverts in the tank. Corals and nems it seems to vary a bit depending on the dosage and the type of coral. I wouldn't recommend using it in anything other than a QT.