Exotic Animal Formulary5

bath 147
5 mg/L×24 hr or
10 mg/L×1 hr 123 Tiger barb
5.4 mg/L×24 hr or
20.2 mg/L×1 hr 123 Swordtail
5.6 mg/L×24 hr or
7 mg/L×1 hr 123 Serpae tetra
17.5 mL/L×4-10 min
bath, once 57
Ectoparasites; monitor closely; may be
harmful to smaller fish
Hydrogen peroxide (HP)
(PEROX-AID 35%, Eka
Chemicals)
— These are unlabeled experimental
treatments
170-560 mg/L (static Rainbow trout/Ambiphrya and
bath)×30 min 115 Gyrodactylus 115
75 mg/L×30 min 98
Pacific threadfin (Polydactylus
300 mg/L×10 min 94 sexfilis) juveniles/Amyloodinium
Kingfish/monogenean Zeuxapta
seriolae
Ivermectin — Do not use; neurologic signs and
death at therapeutic doses; 57,149 toxic
to many environmental
invertebrates 149
Levamisole 0.5 mg/kg ICe 79
Rainbow trout/immunostimulant
10 mg/kg PO q7d×
3 treatments 57
11 mg/kg IM q7d× 2
treatments 57
1 mg/L×24 hr bath 145 Eels/swimbladder nematodes
1-2 mg/L×24 hr bath 57 Internal nematodes, especially larval
50 mg/L×2 hr bath 57
4 g/kg feed q7d× 3
treatments 57
External monogeneans
Lufenuron (Program,
Novartis)
0.13 mg/L prn 120,152 Control of crustacean ectoparasites
Malachite green — See formalin for combination
0.1 mg/L tank water
q3d× 3
treatments 100
1 mg/L×30-60 min
bath 100
Use 2 mg/L if pH high
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