RE: Fluke tabs

[Amos@grolen.com]

thank you Tom, Dave and Dionigi, for all the great info. I hope I can
save them..
Diane


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

AP>Tom

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