Best med for fish lice

[jaws7777]

I have a florida gar, datnoid, and giant bumblebee cat in qt. Noticed some fish lice on the gar. Just picked them up today.

Whats the best course of treatment ? I have dimilin on hand though it may be expired as its a couple of yrs old. Also have general cure.

 

[kno4te]

Dimlin or microbe lite lice treatment. GC won’t work. If it’s one or two can always pull of the fish and watch if any start to come back.

 

[krichardson]

How about a copper based medication?

 

[kno4te]

How about a copper based medication?

Should work too theoretically. I’ve never seen it used for it specifically. Believe potassium permanganate will work as well.

 

[jaws7777]

I have dimilin on hand. Anyone know the dosage for a 75 gal ? 1 tsp treats 500 gal. So would 1/8 tsp suffice

 

[kno4te]

I have dimilin on hand. Anyone know the dosage for a 75 gal ? 1 tsp treats 500 gal. So would 1/8 tsp suffice

Yes. Based on the dosing.

 

[LBDave]

I'm always learning.
Interesting how this stuff works.

Dimilin

Dimilin, effective against Lernaea (anchor worm) and Fish Lice treatment and Ergasilus (gill maggots), and is less toxic towards fish than organophosphates. It

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[jaws7777]

I'm always learning.
Interesting how this stuff works.

Dimilin

Dimilin, effective against Lernaea (anchor worm) and Fish Lice treatment and Ergasilus (gill maggots), and is less toxic towards fish than organophosphates. It

koionline.forumotion.com

So true. Ive had a bottle of dimilin x fir a while but never needed to use it

 

[jaws7777]

Yes. Based on the dosing.

Thx bud.
Living bear all of the nicely stocked LFS is going to be a problem

 

[duanes]

8.25 mg of dimilim, per 75 gallons.
It probably won't kill the adults directly, but (in the same manner as salt kills larval ick) Dimiin will kill the juvie stages. And like ick, the life cycle takes time (depending on particular species of louse), up to 3 months, it is (like ick) also temp dependent..
I have read, that the female louse prefers to lay eggs on wood, so by placing a piece of wood in the tank as a place to deposit eggs in the night, then removing it, and sanitizing it daily , the population is more quickly depleted.
Bleach, or boiling would be my choses of sanitizing.