To effectively use Seachem ParaGuard, you need to dose it daily. The treatment duration for this product changes depending on the disease you are trying to get rid of.
You can check out this guide at Aquarium Blueprints to find the appropriate schedule when it comes to using ParaGuard.
About ParaGuard and water changes
Seachem highly recommends doing water changes as having pristine water will help your fish recover faster.
When it comes to water changes, make sure you wait around 24 hours since you last dosed ParaGuard. You can then dose ParaGuard again once you are done adding new water back into your tank.
If you are using tap water back into your tank, make sure you are using a water conditioner like Seachem Prime.
For water changes, you can stick to your own schedule or follow the schedules in this guide as we recommend doing a water change once a week during treatment.
Seachem ParaGuard treatment schedule for Freshwater Ich (Ichthyophthirius)
For treating Ich in your freshwater community tank, we recommend taking the following schedule:
Day 1: Dose ParaGuard.
Day 2: Dose ParaGuard.
Day 3: Dose ParaGuard.
Day 4: Dose ParaGuard.
Day 5: Dose ParaGuard.
Day 6: Dose ParaGuard.
Day 7: Dose ParaGuard.
Day 8: Do a water change and then dose ParaGuard.
Day 9: Dose ParaGuard.
Day 10: Dose ParaGuard.
Day 11: Dose ParaGuard.
Day 12: Dose ParaGuard.
Day 13: Dose ParaGuard.
Day 14: Dose ParaGuard.
After Treatment: Add activated carbon and/or do water changes to remove ParaGuard from the tank water.
Seachem ParaGuard treatment schedule for Saltwater Ich (Cryptocaryon)
For treating Ich in a saltwater community tank, we recommend doing the following plan:
Day 1: Dose ParaGuard.
Day 2: Dose ParaGuard.
Day 3: Dose ParaGuard.
Day 4: Dose ParaGuard.
Day 5: Dose ParaGuard.
Day 6: Dose ParaGuard.
Day 7: Dose ParaGuard.
Day 8: Do a water change and then dose ParaGuard.
Day 9: Dose ParaGuard.
Day 10: Dose ParaGuard.
Day 11: Dose ParaGuard.
Day 12: Dose ParaGuard.
Day 13: Dose ParaGuard.
Day 14: Dose ParaGuard.
Day 15: Do a water change and then dose ParaGuard.
Day 16: Dose ParaGuard.
Day 17: Dose ParaGuard.
Day 18: Dose ParaGuard.
Day 19: Dose ParaGuard.
Day 20: Dose ParaGuard.
Day 21: Dose ParaGuard.
Day 22: Do a water change and then dose ParaGuard.
Day 23: Dose ParaGuard.
Day 24: Dose ParaGuard.
Day 25: Dose ParaGuard.
Day 26: Dose ParaGuard.
Day 27: Dose ParaGuard.
Day 28: Dose ParaGuard.
After Treatment: Add activated carbon and/or do water changes to remove ParaGuard from the tank water.
Seachem ParaGuard treatment schedule for Freshwater Velvet (Piscinoodinium) and Saltwater Velvet (Amyloodinium)
To treat Velvet, we suggest sticking with the following treatment schedule:
Day 1: Dose ParaGuard.
Day 2: Dose ParaGuard.
Day 3: Dose ParaGuard.
Day 4: Dose ParaGuard.
Day 5: Dose ParaGuard.
Day 6: Dose ParaGuard.
Day 7: Dose ParaGuard.
Day 8: Do a water change and then dose ParaGuard.
Day 9: Dose ParaGuard.
Day 10: Dose ParaGuard.
Day 11: Dose ParaGuard.
Day 12: Dose ParaGuard.
Day 13: Dose ParaGuard.
Day 14: Dose ParaGuard.
Day 15: Do a water change and then dose ParaGuard.
Day 16: Dose ParaGuard.
Day 17: Dose ParaGuard.
Day 18: Dose ParaGuard.
Day 19: Dose ParaGuard.
Day 20: Dose ParaGuard.
Day 21: Dose ParaGuard.
After Treatment: Add activated carbon and/or do water changes to remove ParaGuard from the tank water.
Seachem ParaGuard treatment schedule for Fin Rot
For treating fin rot, you can take the following steps:
Day 1: Dose ParaGuard.
Day 2: Dose ParaGuard.
Day 3: Dose ParaGuard.
Day 4: Dose ParaGuard.
Day 5: Dose ParaGuard.
Day 6: Dose ParaGuard.
Day 7: Dose ParaGuard.
Day 8 and Beyond: If fin rot is still present, continue to dose ParaGuard daily until your fish fully recovers. Make sure you do a water change after every 7th consecutive dose.
After Treatment: Add activated carbon and/or do water changes to remove ParaGuard from the tank water.
Seachem ParaGuard treatment schedule for Gill Flukes (Monogenenean trematodes) and Body Flukes (Dactylogyrus Trematodes)
In order to treat flukes, you can check out the following treatment schedule:
Day 1: Dose ParaGuard.
Day 2: Dose ParaGuard.
Day 3: Dose ParaGuard.
Day 4: Dose ParaGuard.
Day 5: Dose ParaGuard.
Day 6: Dose ParaGuard.
Day 7: Dose ParaGuard.
Day 8: Do a water change and then dose ParaGuard.
Day 9: Dose ParaGuard.
Day 10: Dose ParaGuard.
Day 11: Dose ParaGuard.
Day 12: Dose ParaGuard.
Day 13: Dose ParaGuard.
Day 14: Dose ParaGuard.
Day 15 and Beyond: If the flukes are still present, continue to dose ParaGuard daily until your fish fully recovers. Make sure you do a water change after every 7th consecutive dose.
After Treatment: Add activated carbon and/or do water changes to remove ParaGuard from the tank water.