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		Tapeworm Experience
		Al Sabetta	April 5, 2002
		I recently bought enough Praziquantel to treat all my fish in the fishroom. I have not done this before, except when I first get the fish in or if they are sick. I was interested to see how many of my fish had tapeworms or other worms they would pass. 12 - 24 hours later, out of about 30 adults and many more fry, I was surprised to only have one adult female pass worms. This one surprised me because she's passed six large tapeworms so far, and is still passing them. Though I know this single case doesn't prove anything, I've always believed tapeworms would take away from spawning activity. This female spawns weekly! Interestingly I got her less than a year ago and she did not pass any worms in quarantine with treatment.     These are the directions that came with my Praziquantel: Prazi, an effective and safe medication for the treatment of gill and body flukes, tapeworms, and other cestodes and tremotodes in ornamental aquarium fish. May be effective against capillaria when administered in the food. Bath: 100mg/10 gallons (1/4 teaspoon/20 gallons). Allow medication to remain in the tank for 48 hours. Mechanical filter may be running - no carbon or other chemical media. On the third day, begin daily water changes of 10 to 30% for the next five days. On the seventh day repeat the entire process. On day 14 a third treatment may begin. This would be prudent for tanks with gravel substrate , and no undergravel filter. Fast bath: 1/2 teaspoon/10 gallons Prazi to a small medical tank. Insert affected fish for 2.5 hours. Food: Mix 1/2 teaspoon Prazi to 1/4 pound of food. Typically used is beefheart or beefliver ground in a blender and frozen for future use. Two to three feedings every other day should be sufficient. Prep in water (it doesn't go in well) -- shake or mix vigorously. In acetone, mix three parts acetone to one part Prazi, then pour chalky substance over the tank water. Be careful as too much acetone will cause oxygen depletion. Use only pure acetone. Most people seem to use warm water. I used it with the acetone and had no problem. I used just enough acetone to make it slushy, then added water to the container. If you use acetone, don't mix it in plastic, only glass! Oh, I also did long term baths (whole tank treatments) 2x for bare glass, and 3x for planted tank. more ...

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