Exotic Animal Formulary5

many plants; copper removed by
activated carbon
Total alkalinity (TA)
(mg/L)/100=mg/L
(CuSO 4·5H 2 O)
0.012 and 0.094 mg/L
bath for 28 days 51
General dose recommendation for use
in freshwater systems (FS), for
50<total alkalinity (TA)<250 mg/L;
not recommended for use in
freshwater systems with
TA<50 mg/L; chelation may be
required for TA>250 mg/L 100
European eel
0.02 mg/L bath×65 or
72 hr 52,53 Rainbow trout
0.1-0.2 mg/L 149 Use higher dose in hard water
Maintain free ion
levels at 0.15-
0.2 mg/L tank
water, until
therapeutic
effect 100
Maintain copper Citrated copper sulfate; prepare stock
levels at 0.2 mg/L solution of 1 mg/mL (3 g
tank water× 14- CuSO 4·5H 2 O and 2 g citric acid
21 days 151 monohydrate in 750 mL distilled
water)
Maintain free ion
levels at 0.25-
1 mg/L×24-48 hr
bath 57
Diflubenzuron (Dimilin
25W, Chemtura)
100 mg/L×1-5 min
bath 20
0.01 mg/L tank
water×48 hr q6d×3
treatments 140
Prepare stock solution of 1 mg/mL (1 g
CuSO 4·5H 2 O in 250 mL distilled
water)
Crustacean ectoparasites; inhibits
chitin synthesis; drug persists in
water long-term; marketed for
control of terrestrial insects; may
need EPA restricted use pesticide
license for use in the United States
Dimethyl phosphonate — See trichlorfon
Dimetridazole
28 mg/kg in feed
q24h×10 days 116
Rainbow trout/Ichthyophthirius multifiliis;
available through compounding
veterinary pharmacies
80 mg/L×3 days Experimental evidence suggests some
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