Best med for parasites??

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Sorry for posting in the wrong section, but I need a response, asap(high traffic area).... I pm'ed 6 members with no response as of yet.:(
What is the best medication for parasites, internal and external? Symptoms include, clouded eye, not eating, slight amount of slime coat decomposition. Looks as though some fungus may be present as well, very little if any. I want something that treats it all.
Params are perfect, fish is still active and good looking, but as posted above....
I have access to basically every medication. I was thinking formalin at first, but I am unsure.
Thank you in advance.
 
well i use parasite clear by jungle lab for IP's and time to time if IP still exsist i deep the fish food with kent garlic gaurd or with parasite clear. For ichs i turn up temparature to 85-90F add aquirum salt nothing more. i use melafix for cloudy eye,pop eye. fungus i alos use melafix but if in serious conditions i use pimafix. All of this meds works for me and my puffers!!
 
binox if your cheap, i would strong dose every day and do 75% water changes
im blanking on the other stuff i use though, ran out of it last week
 
For actual parasites on quarrantined fish/wild caughts I use 2 rounds of Praziquantel (PraziPro). General Cure & Jungle Parasite Clear Tabs also have praziquantel in them in addition to flagyl (metronidizole). That said.... it could be a fungal infection or bacterial infection you're dealing with. I've not had the problem you describe so I can't comment on that part of it.
 
What I use

Aquarium Pharmaceuticals General Cure Powder

Treats a wide variety of parasitic diseases including velvet, anchor worm, fish lice, hole-in-the-head disease, gill worms and dactylogyrus. For use in freshwater aquariums. Fast dissolving powder.
 
xiahaolong168;2264759; said:
have you tried coppersafe?! very good for ick, parasites etc.
Not what I am looking for. I want a specific name. IE: Formalin, Fenbendazole, Methylene Blue, Metronidazole, etc.....
PLURMaster;2264775; said:
well i use parasite clear by jungle lab for IP's and time to time if IP still exsist i deep the fish food with kent garlic gaurd or with parasite clear. For ichs i turn up temparature to 85-90F add aquirum salt nothing more. i use melafix for cloudy eye,pop eye. fungus i alos use melafix but if in serious conditions i use pimafix. All of this meds works for me and my puffers!!
See above....
voss345;2264790; said:
binox if your cheap, i would strong dose every day and do 75% water changes
im blanking on the other stuff i use though, ran out of it last week
I've never used binox, but is it any good? Price of the medication really doesn't matter to me.

Twisted Penguin- Praziquantel is one of my many options, it's just a matter of choosing which is best. You recommend this over other meds??

Thank you all for the help and fast responses!!
 
Ruck Fules;2264810; said:
What I use

Aquarium Pharmaceuticals General Cure Powder

Treats a wide variety of parasitic diseases including velvet, anchor worm, fish lice, hole-in-the-head disease, gill worms and dactylogyrus. For use in freshwater aquariums. Fast dissolving powder.
Do you know the ingredients?
 
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