AUSSIES- need med advice.

AmberLee · 02/19/2015, 02:42 AM

What's a good parasite medication for prophylactic treatment? One I can actually get from australia, and purchase online. Would like to treat my Ocellaris Clownfish I got today, better safe than sorry!

Cheers.

curviceps · 02/19/2015, 03:23 AM

Hi Amba

Cupramine is available in Australia and good for ich. Will need a good compatible copper test kit as well to use it.

Prazi(quantel) is also available (for flukes).

Good luck with your first fishies.

cheers
Tim

AmberLee · 02/19/2015, 03:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by curviceps

Hi Amba

Cupramine is available in Australia and good for ich. Will need a good compatible copper test kit as well to use it.

Prazi(quantel) is also available (for flukes).

Good luck with your first fishies.

cheers
Tim

Thanks heaps, are there any bad side effects with that Prazi (lower oxygen, lack of appetite etc)

julie180 · 02/19/2015, 07:29 AM

Both of those are side effects of Prazi. Check into tank transfer method for ich, its a little bit of a pita, but better IMHO than copper.

There is a wealth of information over on the Fish Disease Forum

AmberLee · 02/19/2015, 07:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by julie180

Both of those are side effects of Prazi. Check into tank transfer method for ich, its a little bit of a pita, but better IMHO than copper.

There is a wealth of information over on the Fish Disease Forum

Thanks, have already read a lot about it all and if I did get ich, I'm thinking hyposalinity..

I meant parasites as in worms etc. I just wasn't sure what was available in Aus.

Thanks

02/19/2015, 02:42 AM	#1
AmberLee Eager to learn Newbie Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Australia Posts: 339	AUSSIES- need med advice. What's a good parasite medication for prophylactic treatment? One I can actually get from australia, and purchase online. Would like to treat my Ocellaris Clownfish I got today, better safe than sorry! Cheers. __________________ - Amba Current Tank Info: 275 Litre Cube (72G) Slowly becoming a mixed reef. So far only 2 Ocellaris Clownfish + CUC + 3 Linckia Starfish hitchikers+ a few softies & LPS

02/19/2015, 03:23 AM	#2
curviceps Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Posts: 38	Hi Amba Cupramine is available in Australia and good for ich. Will need a good compatible copper test kit as well to use it. Prazi(quantel) is also available (for flukes). Good luck with your first fishies. cheers Tim

02/19/2015, 07:29 AM	#4
julie180 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Raymore, MO Posts: 2,556	Both of those are side effects of Prazi. Check into tank transfer method for ich, its a little bit of a pita, but better IMHO than copper. There is a wealth of information over on the Fish Disease Forum