I'm a moron that needs a kick in the duff!

[screaminleeman]

I am not sure that this is a better forum then the "learned from mistakes" one, so if the mods feel so, please move it accordingly.

Long story condensed:

I had two Kirin Parrots with the white stringy poop that needed treatment. I removed the two and placed them in the hospital tank. I treated the tank with Prazipro (Praziquantel active ingredient). No improvement. I re-treated after 5 days. Still no improvement. I got the bright idea to soak flaked fish food as to be able to administer internally.

This cleared the internal parasite problem from the Kirins. I fed the remaining treated flakes to another tank containing a firemouth, EBJD, African Leaf Fish, and many different loaches.

The EBJD & Firemouth ate some of the flakes, but the majority sank to the bottom. The next day: Dead loaches all over.

Evidently this is lethal to loaches where it is beneficial to cichlids!

I lost a golden dojo, two burmese border angelicus loaches. two queen botias, a Siamese dwarf loach and several other species.

Don't be dumb like me and please follow directions instead of makeing up your own!

Please give me my much deserved rump kicking, just don't .

 

[JakeH]

Is Prazipro known to harm Loaches? I've never heard that...

 

[bongko]

maybe it was a overdose? my condolensces

 

[q_fish]

hmm, that what happen to all my loach.. they were fine until everyone told me to put med and they all die! =(

good luck with ur other fishes

 

[screaminleeman]

Is Prazipro known to harm Loaches? I've never heard that...

Probably not is used as directed (in a bath). It unfortunately is when used to dose food and is consumed. Don't be an idiot like me and apply any medication in a non-directed method on a hunch.

What even makes me madder at myself, is that after the success with my Kirins, you would think that a normal person would celebrate and discard the small amount of remaining dosed flaked fish food. No not my tight ***. I could not just throw away a few cents worth of food, I had to feed it to a tank of fish with absolutely no signs of internal parasites!

WTF is wrong with me?

 

[JakeH]

Well, in all fairness... they say all loaches have IP's from being wild-caught. Just go with that if it makes you feel any better.

 

[steelshade]

I used to keep my EBJD with my loaches untill I separated them so I could get specific water conditions for each. It's a pain in the butt when I needed to medicate one and not the others.