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FAQs on Paravortex, Black Spot, Black "Ich", Turbellarian Worm
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Praziquantel and Paravortex -
7/1/08
Morning
crew,
<Good morrow to you>
I suspect my yellow tang may have
developed black ich.
<Developed...>
With its classification as a
Paravortex, a Turbellarian worm, would Praziquantel be a suitable
remedy?
<Mmm, unnecessary but yes...>
I understand that a
freshwater dip is also recommended, but would Praziquantel have better
effects of eradicating the Paravortex life cycle in the tank itself?
Thanks, Brian
<Likely so... though time going by w/o host/s almost
always "does it"... You have read on WWM re? Bob Fenner>
Invincible Black Ich??? 12/10/07
Hi Bob,
<Lane>
I
purchased a Powder Brown Tang about 6 weeks ago. I placed the tang
in QT and treated with Cupramine for a week as preventative for ich.
The fish also had a few black spots which I thought might be black
ich.
<Appears to be so>
I hoped the copper would help with
this as well,
<Ah, no. If anything, would hurt the host...>
but it did not appear to do anything. After week one I replaced all
the water in QT and did a FW dip.
<For how long?>
I thought
it may take a few days for the spots to go away, but after several
days of observation the tang appeared to be getting a few more
spots. I did another FW dip this time with methylene blue. Once
again it did not seem to help. I then decided to try Prazi Pro
treatment. After about one week I still did not see any improvement,
<Wow!>
so I decided to do another FW dip and then try treating
with Rid-Ich (malachite green and formalin) in the QT.
<Yikes>
After several days the spots still remained but the fish appeared to
be getting fin rot and what appeared to be stressed breathing.
<I can imagine>
I decided to do a 100% water change and another
FW dip with methylene blue. After several days the fish was healing
nicely from the fin rot, but still has the dreaded black spots. I
decided once again to try treating with Prazi again, but this time I
increased the dosage from 2.5 mg/l to around 4 mg/l. It has been a
week and I am still not seeing any signs of improvement.
<Very
strange indeed>
The spots seem a little more pronounced than
before, but the fish does not scratch or seem overly affected. The
fish loves algae and is eating tons.
<Good>
The biggest thing
is the fish has a very pale body (semi-transparent). Is this
something other than black ich?
<Can't tell w/o microscopic
examination>
How can I get rid of this?
<What you've done
should have...>
I really want to save this fish and really want
to get it into my display tank. Your thoughts and suggestions are
greatly appreciated. I have attached a picture for you. Please
disregard the white spots as they are just bubbles. Thanks again.
Lane
<Mmm, a decision (as in nothing is decided until it is
done) needs to be made... whether to try re-doing a treatment
regimen (if it were me, with another source of Praziquantel or other
vermifuge, see WWM) OR just placing the Acanthurus japonicus
directly in your display... in the hope that the (likely) Paravortex
will cycle off in time, not infest other fishes there (not all are
susceptible)... Which will you choose? Bob Fenner>
Re: Invincible Black Ich??? 12/11/07
Bob,
<Lane>
Thank you for the input. Just to answer your question, the
dips were approx. 10 minutes.
<Gosh... these should have "done
it"...>
Anyway, you recommended a different Prazi treatment or
placing the fish in the display tank and hoping for the best. I
don't want to do this as I have a yellow tank
<Tang I'll take
it...>
as well. I would feel much better keep my display free of
issues.
<I see>
What do you think about Jungle Buddies
Parasite Clear. It contains Active ingredients: Praziquantel;
N-[[(N-Chlorophenyl) amino] carbon 1]-2,6-difluorobenzamide;
Metronidazole; acriflavine - Water ???
<The last as a
carrier/diluent... I do think this product would work as well>
It
sounds reasonable, but I does not say anything about saltwater
Compatability. Thanks again.
<All the ingredients are fine for
use in seawater... NOT in your main system though. BobF> | 
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