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NOTE: This information is provided for reference purposes only.
Always read all manufacturer's instructions before using any of these
products.
Chemicals
Dimethyl (2,2,2,Trichloro-1-Hydroxyethyl) Phosphonate
An organophosphorous insecticide
Also called Trichlorfon, Dylox, Metriphonate, Dyacide
Medications
Dyacide (Aquatronics)
What it treats:
- Gill Flukes
- Hook Worms
- Fish Lice (Argulus)
- Parasitic Copepods (incl. Ergasilus)
- Ecto-Parasites
- Small Moving White Specks on Fish Body
- Pinpoint Sores
- Tricodina
- Monogenetic and Digenetic Trematodes
NOTE: DO NOT USE ON FISH THAT ARE CHEMICALLY SENSITIVE
such as:
- Silver Dollars
- Rays
- Bala Sharks
- Arowanas
- Tinfoil Barbs
- Hemiodus
- Piranha
- Most Silver Scaled Fish
Ingredients:
Dimethyl (2,2,2,Trichloro-1-Hydroxyethyl) Phosphonate
Manufacturer's Recommended Dosage:
- 1 tablet for each 10 gallons, every other day for 5 days
(3 treatments are suggested). Repeat full treatment in 3 days
if necessary.
Clout (Aquarium Products)
What it treats:
- Ick
- Hydra
- Leeches
- Planaria
- Hexamita
- Epistylis
- Trichodina
- Tetrahymena
- Body Fungus
- Fish Lice (Argulus)
- Monodigenetic and Digenetic Flukes
- Parasitic Copepods
- Lernia (Anchor Worms)
NOTE: Use cautiously with Piranhas, marine Sharks, and Lionfish.
Change water at sign of stress.
Claims not to affect pH and will not interrupt nitrification.
Ingredients:
- 4-[P-(dimethylamino)-O-phenylbenzylidene]-2
- 5-cyclohexadien-1-xylidene dimethylammonium chloride
- Dimethyl (2,2,2,Trichloro-1-Hydroxyethyl) Phosphonate
- 1,2,dimethyl-5-nitroimidazole
Manufacturer's Recommended Dosage:
Formalite I (Aquatronics)
Prevents and controls external parasites on fish.
Broad spectrum anti-protozoan agent
What it treats:
- Collapsed Fins
- Body Shimmy
- White Body Blotches
- Cryptocaryon
- Oodinium
- White Spots
- Ich
- Velvet
- Trichodina
- Chilodonella
NOTE: DO NOT USE ON MALACHITE SENSITIVE FISH such as
- Silver Dollars
- Clown Loaches
- Scaleless Fish
- Most Silver Scaled Fish
Do not use in the presence of invertebrates.
Ingredients:
- Formaldehyde 15%
- Malachite Green
- Copper Sulfate
Manufacturer's Recommended Dosage:
- Add 1 drop to each net gallon of water. Treat every other day
for 5 days (3 treatments are suggested). Repeat full treatment
in 3 days if necessary.
Fluke Tabs (Aquarium Products)
What it treats:
- Tapeworms
- Parasitic Copepods
- Lernaea (Anchor Worms)
- Gyrodactylus (Body Flukes)
- Dactylogyrus (Gill Flukes)
- Argulus (Fish Louse)
- Capillaria & Other Trematodes
NOTE: Not for use in a "reef" aquarium or with invertebrates! Use
with caution on Piranhas, Metynnis species, scaleless fish,
Marine Sharks and Lionfish; and change 75% of the water upon
signs of stress!
Ingredients in each 500 mg. tablet:
- methyl-5-benzoyl-benzi-midazole-2-carbamate
- Dimethyl (2,2,2,Trichloro-1-Hydroxyethyl) Phosphonate
Manufacturer's Recommended Dosage:
General Cure (Aquarium Pharmaceuticals)
What it treats:
Effective against a wide variety of parasitic diseases.
- Velvet (Oodinium)
- Hole-in-the-head (Hexamita)
- Gill Worms (Dactylogyrus)
- Fish Lice (Argulus)
- Anchor Worm (Lernia)
Ingredients: each capsule contains
- 76 mg. Metronidazole
- 27 mg. Copper Sulfate
- 8 mg. Trichlorfon
Manufacturer's Recommended Dosage:
Hex-A-Mit (Aquatronics)
What it treats:
- White Dots or Body Velvet
- Holes in Head or Sinus Area
- Weight Loss
- Not Eating & Wasting Away
- Unexplained Fish Death
- Marine Ich or Protozoans
- Hexamita (Octomitus)
- Discus Disease
- Angel & Cichlid Disease
- Fresh & Marine Protozoan
Ingredients:
- 250 mg. Capsules of Water Soluble Metronidazole Activity
Manufacturer's Recommended Dosage:
- 1 tablet for each 10 gallons, every other day for 5 days
(3 treatments are suggested). Repeat full treatment in 3 days
if necessary.
Naladin (Aquatronics)
What it treats:
- Erratic Swimming and Whirling
- Abdominal Swelling
- Rapid Breathing or Gasping
- Loss of Color
- Neon, Cardinal, and Tetra Disease
- Small and Baby Fish Disease
- Wasting Away
- Cichlid Disease
Ingredients:
- 200 mg. Capsules of Water Soluble Naladixic Acid Activity
Manufacturer's Recommended Dosage:
- Open capsule and introduce powder directly into tank. Use 1
capsule for each 10 gallons. After 24 hours change 50% of the
water. One treatment is usually sufficient. Repeat treatment
is NOT recommended.
Neomycin (Aquatronics)
What it treats:
- Open Sores
- Internal Swelling
- Color & Weight Loss
- Anabantid Disorders
- Body Distortion
- Body & Fin Rot
- Furunculosis
- Gourami Disease
- Columnaris
- Guppy Disease
- Bacterial Infections
Ingredients:
- 200 mg. Capsules of Water Soluble Neomycin Sulfate Activity
Manufacturer's Recommended Dosage:
- 1 tablet for each 10 gallons, every other day for 5 days
(3 treatments are suggested). Repeat full treatment in 3 days
if necessary.
Penicillin (Aquatronics)
What it treats:
- Cloudy or Protruding Eyes
- Cottony Growths on Mouth, Body, or Fins
- Sores on Mouth or Eyes
Ingredients:
- 250 mg. Tablets of Water Soluble Potassium Penicillin Activity
Manufacturer's Recommended Dosage:
- Introduce tablet directly into tank.
1 tablet for each 10 gallons, every other day for 5 days
(3 treatments are suggested). Repeat full treatment in 3 days
if necessary.
Precautions:
- Some people are allergic to Penicillin. Packaging permits
releasing tablets into tank without touching tablets. If
allergic, do not put hands in tank for 3 days after treatment.
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