You can use PraziPro from Aquarium Solutions and Hikari to treat flatworms, flukes, tapeworms and turbellarians.
To see how much of this product should you dose in your fish tank, you can take a look at this guide from Aquarium Blueprints.
How to calculate the water volume of your fish tank
If you forgot how much water your fish tank can hold, then you need to calculate the volume. In order to find the maximum water volume, you need to measure the length, width and height of the aquarium in inches. Multiply all three measurements to get cubic inches. 1 gallon of water is equal to around 231 cubic inches of space inside your tank.
Keep in mind that other objects in your tank, such as the substrate, rocks, décor and aquarium equipment, will occupy space. Therefore, you may also want to that these factor into account. If you can weigh these objects, then 1 gallon of water is approximately the same as 8.3 pounds of weight. Therefore, you may want to subtract it from the total water volume.
If you didn’t fill up your aquarium all the way to the top, then you might also want to convert the open-air space, in cubic inches, to gallons and then subtract that number from the total water volume.
How much PraziPro should you dose per gallon?
According to the official directions, you should dose 5 mL of PraziPro for 20 gallons of water in your fish tank.
You can find the recommended dosage amount of this treatment product for the most common fish tank sizes, when it comes to gallons, below:
- 2.5-gallon tank = dose 0.625 mL
- 5-gallon tank = dose 1.25 mL
- 10-gallon tank = dose 2.5 mL
- 15-gallon tank = dose 3.75 mL
- 20-gallon tank = dose 5 mL
- 25-gallon tank = dose 6.25 mL
- 29-gallon tank = dose 7.25 mL
- 30-gallon tank = dose 7.5 mL
- 40-gallon tank = dose 10 mL
- 50-gallon tank = dose 12.5 mL
- 55-gallon tank = dose 13.75 mL
- 65-gallon tank = dose 16.25 mL
- 75-gallon tank = dose 18.75 mL
- 90-gallon tank = dose 22.5 mL
- 125-gallon tank = dose 31.25 mL
- 150-gallon tank = dose 37.7 mL
- 180-gallon tank = dose 45 mL
If your aquarium size is not listed above, then you can get the recommended dosage amount for PraziPro by multiplying the water volume of your tank in gallons by 0.25 mL.
How much PraziPro should you dose per liter?
If you are using liters as a measurement for your tank water, then you need to add 5 mL of PraziPro for every 76 liters.
You can find the dosage calculations for the most common aquarium size, in liters, below:
- 10-liter tank = dose 0.658 mL
- 20-liter tank = dose 1.316 mL
- 38-liter tank = dose 2.5 mL
- 40-liter tank = dose 2.632 mL
- 60-liter tank = dose 3.948 mL
- 76-liter tank = dose 5 mL
- 80-liter tank = dose 5.264 mL
- 100-liter tank = dose 6.58 mL
- 116-liter tank = dose 7.633 mL
- 120-liter tank = dose 7.896 mL
- 160-liter tank = dose 10.528 mL
- 200-liter tank = dose 13.16 mL
- 220-liter tank = dose 14.476 mL
- 260-liter tank = dose 17.108 mL
- 300-liter tank = dose 19.74 mL
- 360-liter tank = dose 23.688 mL
- 500-liter tank = dose 32.9 mL
- 600-liter tank = dose 39.48 mL
- 720-liter tank = dose 47.376 mL
If you tank size isn’t listed above, then you can multiply the amount of water in your fish tank, in liters, by .0658 mL to get the recommended dosage when it comes to adding PraziPro.
In addition to dosing the correct amount, make sure you follow the other directions in order to treat your fish. For instance, make sure you remove any activated carbon from your filter in addition to turning off the protein skimmer and UV sterilizer.
Before adding PraziPro, you also need to do a water change of at least 30%. If you are adding back in tap water, then you need to use a compatible water conditioner as sulfate-based conditioners will cause issues with this treatment.
