Yes I think 5 days should really get what ever is left if something is left. He could twitch because the flukes irritate the gills and it might be healing still. After 3 treatments I doubt that any flukes would be left alive and if there would be some left then probably those would have become immune to the prazi but I doubt that.
Flukes lay eggs that hatch in about 10 days, so if the first flukes laid eggs they hatched already and the new flukes need to mature before they will lay eggs, so probably a total cycle of about 3 weeks. It is good also to do a first treatment, then wait like 4 to 5 days, then do another treatment so when the eggs have hatched then the second treatment get that.
If you did 2 treatments over the course of 10 days, then doing a third one should really be the last one and get what ever could be left because if any new fluke have hatched they did not have the time to mature and lay new eggs.
If the fish is still twitching after that, I would think it just need time to heal.
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Originally Posted by NastayNatron
Yes he has gained a bit of weight back. I do hope it is just residual but I figured there's no harm in an extra 5 days or treatment. Do you think 5 would be sufficient? He did twitch a small amount when I added the prazi. . Not sure what that means
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11-28-2011, 02:23 PM
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