Praziquantel powder

[puccie1]

Can anyone advise me how much Praziquantel powder I would need for one treatment for a 5 gallon marine tank, Thanks

 

[Fish Fan]

The powder isn't easy to work with, can you get PraziPro where you're located?

https://www.bulkreefsupply.com/praz...xha2m9g6fWZmG3Ou4DS4jFT8VKq9uvOEUhQoEdCMKl5xO

If not, @Jay Hemdal knows the proper way to work with the powder.

Good luck!

 

[vetteguy53081]

Can anyone advise me how much Praziquantel powder I would need for one treatment for a 5 gallon marine tank, Thanks

YOU WILL HAVE TO DISSOLVE THIS VERY WELL. ~2.5 mg per liter (or about 10.2 mg per US gallon

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

Can anyone advise me how much Praziquantel powder I would need for one treatment for a 5 gallon marine tank, Thanks

That's about 43 milligrams assuming the tank holds around 4.5 gallons. That's a really small amount, you would need a good gram scale to weight that out.

The calculation is this: 2.5 mg (the dose) multiplied by the net volume of the tank (4.5 gallons) divided by 264 = grams to use (in this case, 0.043 grams, or 43 milligrams).

 

[puccie1]

That's about 43 milligrams assuming the tank holds around 4.5 gallons. That's a really small amount, you would need a good gram scale to weight that out.

The calculation is this: 2.5 mg (the dose) multiplied by the net volume of the tank (4.5 gallons) divided by 264 = grams to use (in this case, 0.043 grams, or 43 milligrams).

Thanks again

 

[puccie1]

Thanks again

Good morning I ended up using prazi-pro for the 5 gallon tank both fish stopped shaking their head and acting normal after 3 days in tank should I do a repeat in 7 days or 3 days is what the direction say but are very cloudy on exactly what to do. Again sorry to bother you but be honest I look at you as expert in this field. By the way 30 days are up in the big tank with the salinity down how fast should I bring it up going to to leave it at 18 I think instead of 22, Thanks again

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

Good morning I ended up using prazi-pro for the 5 gallon tank both fish stopped shaking their head and acting normal after 3 days in tank should I do a repeat in 7 days or 3 days is what the direction say but are very cloudy on exactly what to do. Again sorry to bother you but be honest I look at you as expert in this field. By the way 30 days are up in the big tank with the salinity down how fast should I bring it up going to to leave it at 18 I think instead of 22, Thanks again

The three day cycle they list on the bottle is for live bearing gyrodactylus flukes, mostly seen in freshwater fish. Marine fish flukes, including the species that causes cloudy eyes are egg layers. 7 days is a better interval for these, but 3 doses is needed.

I generally take a minimum of 3 days to bring fish out of hypo, with 2 equal raises each day, for a total of six steps.

 

[puccie1]

The three day cycle they list on the bottle is for live bearing gyrodactylus flukes, mostly seen in freshwater fish. Marine fish flukes, including the species that causes cloudy eyes are egg layers. 7 days is a better interval for these, but 3 doses is needed.

I generally take a minimum of 3 days to bring fish out of hypo, with 2 equal raises each day, for a total of six steps.

Thank You