New Life Spectrum Hex-Shield

[Xia]

Yes, certainly. Praziquental (PraziPro) is an anthelmintic cestodicide which is effective at treating tapeworms, flatworms, & flukes. So if your loaches have tapeworms Prazi would do the trick.

Awesome! So I guess it's safe to say that if I treat with the hex pellets and followed by some prazipro or lev. I should be successful in purging whatever's causing the skinny disease. Thanks again


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[RD.]

I would think that would do the trick, if not probably nothing will. Good luck!

 

[Endo]

I second RD and recommend feeding it to newly acquired-stressed out fish whom especially have weaker than other immune system.

I started feeding it to my new haiteinsis group of 8 around 1-2" and they love the taste; and are even eating it after having NLS flakes.

But jus as RD and the box says, not a diet food, I will use it as an intro food for 3 days and maybe once every few months jus to flush anything out
I mean jus look at these ingredients! Epsom salt being its main active!

 

[DIRTY REDD]

I used it for about a week on a new pick up in quarantine and it worked great. Appreciate the heads up on this.

 

[jaws7777]

Definitly going into the arsenal...every fee months I feed epsom soaked pellets. Will replace with this

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[CichofitAll]

Good to know, thank you!

 

[tlindsey]

Thanks RD , this will save more fish.

 

[RD.]

One thing to note, unlike epsom salt soaked pellets, this NLS product also contains Metronidazole - so it's not something that one should be using on a continuous basis, not even once every few months. Use the pellets as directed, and if you want to do a follow up treatment every few months I would recommend using 3% epsom salt soaked pellets. Excess magnesium sulphate is easily flushed out of the fishes system, Metronidazole has been shown to cause organ damage in fish when used in excess.

 

[DIRTY REDD]

Thanks for the follow up on this RD. Hex is always a P.I.T.A to treat and this streamlined the cure. Use only as directed

 

[jaws7777]

gonna try this as I have a heterospilus in qt that I noticed pooped (white and stringy) but is eating well. I wanted to add him to the main tank but not so sure now. Where does it say metro in the ingredients ?