Prazipro dose recommendation for DT

[NatsRams]

I’ve seen two recommendations. One is full dose (5mL or 1 tsp per 20 g) for the estimated net system volume. The other being 80% of the full dose (4 mL per 20 g). I dosed at 80% about 2h ago and could supplement if necessary.

Please let me know which is the correct dose?

 

[Spare time]

I just dose at the estimated water volume (tank total volume - rocks and sand)

 

[lbacha]

I dose the full 5ml per 20g and have no issues. I have a softy tank I treat all my new fish in before they got to my main display. Prazipro has been dosed in this tank almost monthly for a year and no issues

 

[vetteguy53081]

I’ve seen two recommendations. One is full dose (5mL or 1 tsp per 20 g) for the estimated net system volume. The other being 80% of the full dose (4 mL per 20 g). I dosed at 80% about 2h ago and could supplement if necessary.

Please let me know which is the correct dose?

To be safe , dose at 80% of recommended and apply initial dosage known as an interval for 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. I recommend 4ml per 25 gals

 

[NatsRams]

To be safe , dose at 80% of recommended and apply initial dosage known as an interval for 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. I recommend 4ml per 25 gals

Are saying start collecting skimate after 24h?

 

[vetteguy53081]

Are saying start collecting skimate after 24h?

You can

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

I’ve seen two recommendations. One is full dose (5mL or 1 tsp per 20 g) for the estimated net system volume. The other being 80% of the full dose (4 mL per 20 g). I dosed at 80% about 2h ago and could supplement if necessary.

Please let me know which is the correct dose?

The full dose for the NET system volume of the tank is what you want. The 80 or 85% amount is an attempt to figure in rock and sand displacement, which usually runs about 15% of the total tank volume.

The problem with Prazipro is the solvent, a glycol. This material is broken down by bacteria just like with carbon dosing. You need to run a good air stone to offset the oxygen uptake by the heterotrophic bacteria.

 

[NatsRams]

The full dose for the NET system volume of the tank is what you want. The 80 or 85% amount is an attempt to figure in rock and sand displacement, which usually runs about 15% of the total tank volume.

The problem with Prazipro is the solvent, a glycol. This material is broken down by bacteria just like with carbon dosing. You need to run a good air stone to offset the oxygen uptake by the heterotrophic bacteria.

The skimmer is running without the cup. I also have the air stone going as well (see pic).

Back to my question on collecting skimmate after 24h. Should I start removing skimmate that soon after dosing? If so, should carbon be returned to the tank as well?

Also, I decided to measure the volume of an actual teaspoon, the kind used to measure ingredients when cooking. I had originally dosed 3 tsp since I’d seen mention that 1 tsp = 5 mL. It was actually 3 mL, not 5 mL. Since full dose for me was 15 mL, the 3 tsp I added was 9 mL. So, I used the graduated pipette I had to measure the additional volume needed. It could be that the teaspoon we spoon food with is 5 mL, but I’m sure the volume of those vary.

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

The skimmer is running without the cup. I also have the air stone going as well (see pic).

Back to my question on collecting skimmate after 24h. Should I start removing skimmate that soon after dosing? If so, should carbon be returned to the tank as well?

Also, I decided to measure the volume of an actual teaspoon, the kind used to measure ingredients when cooking. I had originally dosed 3 tsp since I’d seen mention that 1 tsp = 5 mL. It was actually 3 mL, not 5 mL. Since full dose for me was 15 mL, the 3 tsp I added was 9 mL. So, I used the graduated pipette I had to measure the additional volume needed. It could be that the teaspoon we spoon food with is 5 mL, but I’m sure the volume of those vary.

Yes - teaspoon measurements are not very accurate (due to the meniscus). A pipette is more accurate.

You can start collecting skimmate and add carbon back on 24 hours after the dose, the prazi is mostly broken down by then anyway.

The biggest issue with praziquantel treatments is being able to break the life cycle of egg laying flukes. Prazi doesn't actually kill flukes, it just stuns them so that they fall off. Once an adult fluke has come off a fish it cannot go back and it dies. Fluke eggs are not harmed by prazi. The trick is to dose it 2 or 3 times at an interval that times things so the flukes hatch from eggs, attach to a fish and then are knocked off and killed before they have time to lay new eggs of their own. Because the egg hatching time is variable, it can be difficult to do this. I use an interval of 7 to 9 days, but that is just a "best guess".

 

[NatsRams]

Ok, collecting skimmate and adding carbon after 24h to remove the degradates. I assume the flukes have largely dropped off the fish by then as well and any remaining might not since the efficacious dose has declined? Anybody reported the efficacy (% affected) of the dose?

 

[lbacha]

The full dose for the NET system volume of the tank is what you want. The 80 or 85% amount is an attempt to figure in rock and sand displacement, which usually runs about 15% of the total tank volume.

The problem with Prazipro is the solvent, a glycol. This material is broken down by bacteria just like with carbon dosing. You need to run a good air stone to offset the oxygen uptake by the heterotrophic bacteria.

I pull the top off my skimmer and just let it run over.

Yes - teaspoon measurements are not very accurate (due to the meniscus). A pipette is more accurate.

You can start collecting skimmate and add carbon back on 24 hours after the dose, the prazi is mostly broken down by then anyway.

The biggest issue with praziquantel treatments is being able to break the life cycle of egg laying flukes. Prazi doesn't actually kill flukes, it just stuns them so that they fall off. Once an adult fluke has come off a fish it cannot go back and it dies. Fluke eggs are not harmed by prazi. The trick is to dose it 2 or 3 times at an interval that times things so the flukes hatch from eggs, attach to a fish and then are knocked off and killed before they have time to lay new eggs of their own. Because the egg hatching time is variable, it can be difficult to do this. I use an interval of 7 to 9 days, but that is just a "best guess".

I do 2 full doses 7-8 days apart with a water change in between the doses. Do you recommend a 3rd just to be safe? This is a preventative measure I put all my fish through before they go into the display and not based on any sign of flukes on the fish prior to dosing

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

I pull the top off my skimmer and just let it run over.

I do 2 full doses 7-8 days apart with a water change in between the doses. Do you recommend a 3rd just to be safe? This is a preventative measure I put all my fish through before they go into the display and not based on any sign of flukes on the fish prior to dosing

That's a tough call. I typically use 3 to 5 doses for an active Neobenedenia infection, but only two doses if the fish undergoing quarantine are asymptomatic.

 

[NatsRams]

I saw the first reappearance of scratching and head shaking today, 5 days after first Prazipro treatment. I was going to wait another couple days for the second treatment but I guess it’s time for the second? I did a 25% WC yesterday.

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

I saw the first reappearance of scratching and head shaking today, 5 days after first Prazipro treatment. I was going to wait another couple days for the second treatment but I guess it’s time for the second? I did a 25% WC yesterday.

Yes - the timing on this is all just a guess, so if the symptoms returned, I’d hit them again.

 

[Bobobble]

I dose the full 5ml per 20g and have no issues. I have a softy tank I treat all my new fish in before they got to my main display. Prazipro has been dosed in this tank almost monthly for a year and no issues

Are you saying you dose it into you DT? I’ve noticed possible fluke in my DT flashing etc. I have a heavy LPs tank just want to make sure it’s safe to. My concern even if i set up a QT i will still have the fluke worms in sand etc. Thanks for the help

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

Are you saying you dose it into you DT? I’ve noticed possible fluke in my DT flashing etc. I have a heavy LPs tank just want to make sure it’s safe to. My concern even if i set up a QT i will still have the fluke worms in sand etc. Thanks for the help

Because questions keep coming up about dosing this, I wrote a post about it a few months after this post:

Dosing Praziquantel (PZQ)

Using Praziquantel (PZQ) to treat flukes Overview In the early 1990’s, a researcher at the New York Aquarium published a paper on using Praziquantel (PZQ) to help control flukes, a parasitic flatworm. Also known as monogenean trematodes, these fish parasites can cause significant mortality in...

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[Bobobble]

ok thank you!