RE: Fluke tabs

["Mroz, Tom" <tmroz@art-inc.com>]

FYI - it also knocks the hell out of hydra with no effect on even very
young apistos or rainbowfish (in my experience).  Use about 1/4 - 1/2
tab per 10 gallons. You will see 100% effectiveness in 24 hours. 

Tom

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> From: 	Maladorno, Dionigi
> (DRUG;Nutley)[SMTP:DIONIGI.MALADORNO@roche.com]
> Reply To: 	apisto@majordomo.pobox.com
> Sent: 	Monday, April 13, 1998 9:52 AM
> To: 	'Apisto List'
> Subject: 	Fluke tabs
> 
> David Sanchez <barbax2@yahoo.com>
> wrote: <<<< 
> P.S. fluke tabs have a very good active ingrediant(though I can not
> remember its name now) and is another very good option. There was
> another message on the list that mentioned it.>>>>>
> 
> FT contains mebendazole (an analogue of flubendazole, it should
> kill flukes and nematodes, including their eggs, and tapeworms)
> and metrifonate, which acts very quickly on adult flukes, but
> does not kill the eggs.
> I use FT in a single, full dose, and then repeat a week later, hoping
> that if some eggs escaped the first treatment, the second punch
> a week later will eliminate the newly hatched larvae before they can 
> lay new eggs. When FT works, the positive effects are normally 
> immediate.
> The second dose is always at higher risk of causing signs of
> toxicity (faded colors, nervousness, headstanding), probably due 
> to a very high content in metrifonate. Lots of people get very scared 
> by that, but in reality these toxic effects are normally only
> temporary,
> and often well worth the benefits provided by the drug. I like more 
> flubenol or praziquantel, but for many people the easy availability 
> of FT and its good price and ease of use, represent a great option. 
> I also agree with you that in tanks with substrate the chances of
> lasting success are smaller than in bare ones.
> Do you have any info on how long fluke eggs can stay dormant
> in a fish-free tank? 
> 
> The medication mentioned, I think, by Diane is a sulfa antibiotics
> mix, that in this situation would probably be useless, and even
> detrimental.
> 
> 
> Dionigi Maladorno
> dionigi.maladorno@roche.com
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