Fish Flakes: DeWorming
DeWorming I: The new base formula for this flake is our Freshwater Fish Flake Food with added garlic. We've demonstrated the effectiveness of garlic in dealing with internal nematodes (roundworms) in our own experiments. The combination of a natural de-wormer along with a very effective drug gives your fish their best chance. One feeding of this food exclusively, every other day for 5 total feedings will give the proper dosage. Feed the fish only once on the day of the treatment at the end of the day. They should be kept hungry, so they will eat vigorously. Repeat the full treatment after 3 weeks.
Active ingredient: fenben dazole. This med is only slightly water-soluble, so it will still be quite effective if not eaten immediately. The Proper Feeding of Medi-cated Fish Food is a must-read. Also contains beta-glucan for immune boosting. We recommend feeding our Prevent & Recover Fish Flake Food for 1 week after the medicated feeding is discontinued. For ornamental fish use only.
DeWorming II: The medication base of this flake is geared towards internal cestodes and flatworms. We even have found it to be very effective at eliminating gill flukes. It is also made with our Freshwater Fish Flake Food with added garlic for additional protection. Give one feeding of this fish food exclusively, every day for 5-7 total feedings. Feed the fish only once each day of the treatment at the end of the day. They should be kept hungry, so they will eat vigorously.
Active ingredient: prazi quantel. This is only slightly water-soluble, so this will still be quite effective if not eaten immediately. The Proper Feeding of Medi-cated Fish Food is a must-read. Also contains beta-glucan for immune boosting. We recommend feeding our Prevent & Recover Fish Flake Food for 1 week after the medicated feeding is discontinued. For ornamental fish use only.
DeWorm 3: A garlic-based flake that is designed to kill nematodes (capillaria, camallanus, etc). It targets parasites similar to the ones our first De-worming Flake is designed for, but it works in a totally different manner. It is good to alternate medication types occasionally to help prevent the development of worms resistant to the one medication. This food should be fed exclusively, once each day for two days. Feed the fish only once each day of the treatment at the end of the day. They should be kept hungry, so they will eat vigorously. Repeat the full treatment two more times, 2-3 weeks apart.
Active ingredient: levam isole HCL. Also contains beta-glucan for immune boosting. This is water-soluble, so the Proper Feeding of Medi-cated Fish Food is a must-read. We recommend feeding our Prevent & Recover Fish Flake Food for 1 week after the medicated feeding is discontinued. For ornamental fish use only.
Packed in a Black Foil zip-lock bag, which will keep your food fresher for a longer time.
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my fish that were exposed to callamanus worms - big, giant worms - are all doing okay about a week plus into separate hospital tanks. they like the food and eat it quickly. except for my betta - I have to mash it with his usual pellets and use a shrimp tube to put it in a little dish - otherwise, it is just pushed all over the bottom of the tank!
my one issue is that when I inquired about being shrimp safe, I got a reply that said 'i don't know about shrimp'. which is really not acceptable. the shrimp are now in their own dedicated tank, so a non-issue at the moment. but if a manufacturer of medication doesn't know a general answer like that, well, I think it's lazy. i can't be the only person with a community tank with shrimp who would want to know the answer to that question. fortunately at 3 ounces, I think I have a lifetime supply of flakes!
For 3 day treatment period for worms I feed the Fen-ben-DA'-Zole Flakes all day long until they have full stomachs since the guppies gobble it up real fast all day long! I add large amounts of garlic powder to all the flake and decap brine shrimp cyst foods : my guppies are accustomed to garlic powder in their food! I purchased a whole pound of this product. This really destroys the internal parasitic worms. When acclimating new guppies in quarantine tank this is a good preventative measure! This is what I do: this is what works for me! Food came fast in the mail. Thanks so very much for your literature as well: your excellent instructions can be modified : the product is excellent and won't harm the fish....but IT WILL HARM THE WORMS AND DESTROY THEM WITHIN A FEW DAYS!
I do not keep live plants or snails in my tanks: these are full of parasitic worms and other parasites. Live plants harbor parasites and dangerous protozoa. I had to learn this lesson the hard way( not to use them in my tanks( but the Fen-ben-da-zole Flakes do a good job eradicating the dangerous organisms!
Useful! Angels love to eat it
Useful!
seemed to work lost a ew more angels but they were probably too far gone nice size flake and fish enjoy fast shipping
my fish that were exposed to callamanus worms - big, giant worms - are all doing okay about a week plus into separate hospital tanks. they like the food and eat it quickly. except for my betta - I have to mash it with his usual pellets and use a shrimp tube to put it in a little dish - otherwise, it is just pushed all over the bottom of the tank!
my one issue is that when I inquired about being shrimp safe, I got a reply that said 'i don't know about shrimp'. which is really not acceptable. the shrimp are now in their own dedicated tank, so a non-issue at the moment. but if a manufacturer of medication doesn't know a general answer like that, well, I think it's lazy. i can't be the only person with a community tank with shrimp who would want to know the answer to that question. fortunately at 3 ounces, I think I have a lifetime supply of flakes!
For 3 day treatment period for worms I feed the Fen-ben-DA'-Zole Flakes all day long until they have full stomachs since the guppies gobble it up real fast all day long! I add large amounts of garlic powder to all the flake and decap brine shrimp cyst foods : my guppies are accustomed to garlic powder in their food! I purchased a whole pound of this product. This really destroys the internal parasitic worms. When acclimating new guppies in quarantine tank this is a good preventative measure! This is what I do: this is what works for me! Food came fast in the mail. Thanks so very much for your literature as well: your excellent instructions can be modified : the product is excellent and won't harm the fish....but IT WILL HARM THE WORMS AND DESTROY THEM WITHIN A FEW DAYS!
I do not keep live plants or snails in my tanks: these are full of parasitic worms and other parasites. Live plants harbor parasites and dangerous protozoa. I had to learn this lesson the hard way( not to use them in my tanks( but the Fen-ben-da-zole Flakes do a good job eradicating the dangerous organisms!
Useful! Angels love to eat it
Useful!
seemed to work lost a ew more angels but they were probably too far gone nice size flake and fish enjoy fast shipping
Don't be fooled into thinking a fish food is good just because fish readily eat it. Children prefer candy over broccoli, but it doesn't mean that candy is better for them. A taste preference can easily be acquired through hunger. Getting them to prefer foods that are also very good for them, is the trick. Even though it's not always needed, our way of getting them to develop a taste for a new food, works. It is described below.
Fish won't eat their new food? When switching to a new fish food, we highly recommend getting the fish very hungry. Often times, fish become accustomed to a particular fish food and will not eat another, no matter how good it is for them. When introducing a new food, we usually don't feed the fish for 24-48 hours, depending on the size of the fish, and then offer only one bite per fish (key to success). Remove food after 1 minute if uneaten. Do this every few hours. It may take several days, especially for larger fish that have become accustomed to other fish foods. Don't worry, fish can easily and safely go much longer than this without food. Allowing the food to sit uneaten in the tank for even a couple hours can turn them off to the food permanently. If you don't give in, this method works every time.
Using this technique, you can quickly get most fish to eat a new food like ravenous piranha without much effort. In fact, we have to be careful feeding, because they often jump out of the tank in their feeding frenzy. Watch some of our fish feeding in the below video. Keep in mind, they were first introduced to these fish foods using this technique.