Parasites

[dannell]

i have anchor worms andfish lice i was wondering if i can use aqua masters para-cide which contains trichlorfon 20mg ? help

 

[anne-marie]

I have absolutely no idea. Go to www.axolotl.org and check out all the info there on what can and can't be used. Good Luck.

 

[dannell]

yeah thanks i have tried that site but cant find anything about that particular chemical do you know of any others that may help? your help is much appreciated

dannell

 

[brian]

Methylene blue is axolotl safe and will treat both kinds of parasites.

 

[cynthia]

dannell - I did a google search for it and found several documents.

from: http://aquanic.org/publicat/usda_rac/apr/ncrac/d95.htm


Previously, trichlorfon (commercially sold as Masoten or Dylox) was widely used for control of clam shrimp, but is not registered for use in fish culture ponds. Other studies show that trichlorfon treatment may be detrimental to zooplankton and invertebrates.

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this page has a toxicity study on aquatic organisms for trichlorfon.
http://www.pesticideinfo.org/List_AquireAll.jsp?Rec_Id=PC33346