Q:
I have been advised by my local fish shop that your Aquazole
medication is suitable for general worming of Discus. My
question is, how often should you worm Discus? The fish
shop says once per month. Also, several web sites state
that worming should be carried out every day for 5 to 7
days for the treatment to be effective. Is this the case
with Aquazole, or is one dose sufficient?
A: Discus should be treated for worms
only when receiving them, preferably in a quarantine situation,
or when signs of having worms or parasites are shown. Discus
should not be randomly treated every month for worms or
parasites for fear of stress and damage to internal organs.
Aquazole or Metronidazole will be effective against worms
or parasites and it will need to be administered daily for
a week. The best way to deliver the medication to the fish
is to mix the medication with Focus (a palatable binding
agent) to "stick" the medicine to food. It works
best with frozen food. ParaGuard can also be effective in
dips for parasites that can affect discus.
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