Prazipro directions after TT method?

[Maximus]

Currently, all my fish are under going the TT method for ich and doing great. I have my second transfer scheduled for tomorrow morning and plan on doing 4-5 transfers. I plan on moving them to a 20g QT after the TT is finished and will dose Prazipro. I will dose prazipro after a week or so in the QT so I can fatten them up as I understand that Prazi takes away their appetite. I have read that most people dose Prazi, wait for 5 days, do a 25% water change and apply a second dosage to kill the eggs that just hatched. Does this seem like the best way? I have 8-10 weeks to kill so I have no problems with dosing Prazi 2-3 times if needed. Also, should I keep it to the recommended dosage of 1 teaspoon/20g or increase the dosage? Thanks!

 

[benjc]

I add the prazi pro during the tt; two birds, one stone.

 

[Newsmyrna80]

Ditto^ I would just dose the recommended dosage. Are you prophylactically treating for flukes or are they confirmed? Your plan looks solid

 

[Maximus]

I'm prophylactically treating for flukes as I have not observed them 100% but have my suspicions. Can you add Amquel w/Prazi? I'm dosing Amquel daily during the TT in order to get rid of ammonia. If I treat them during my TT wouldn't it affect their appetites in an already stressed environment? Just thinking aloud here. Thanks again for any advice.

 

[HumbleFish]

Can you add Amquel w/Prazi?

I've done it a few times, with no ill effects. However, I've read about people mixing Prazi w/Prime with catastrophic effects. I don't know what the deal is... unless Prime contains something Amquel does not that interacts badly w/Prazi.

FWIW; I've also been reading about folks successfully mixing ammonia reducers with Coppersafe. I know with Cupramine that's a big no-no. Perhaps someone from the Reef Chemistry forum can explain better.

 

[Deinonych]

FWIW; I've also been reading about folks successfully mixing ammonia reducers with Coppersafe. I know with Cupramine that's a big no-no. Perhaps someone from the Reef Chemistry forum can explain better.

I know that Prime interacts with the amine complex that Cupramine uses to bind Cu+, thus freeing the ionic copper into solution. I would guess that since Coppersafe is copper sulfate, it's likely that Prime does not interact with it chemically.

 

[bertoni]

Yes, the ammonia binders do release more free copper ions by undoing the chelation. CopperSafe is a copper chelate, too, I think, so I'd be careful with it, as well.

Amquel and other such chemicals might be capable of reducing Cu⁺⁺ to Cu⁺, so I'd be careful when dosing copper of any form because Cu⁺ is much more toxic than Cu>sup>++</sup>.

 

[Deinonych]

Thank you, bertoni!