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by Loachloach » Tue Feb 05, 2019 3:06 pm
I am not sure where you're getting your info about the frequency of dosing but it sounds incorrect.
Generally, if you have de-wormed your fish once, they only need to be de-wormed again if you have introduced new un-quarantined fish, and it is more of a preventative to protect your old fish. After that there is no need to teat your fish again, and from what I can recall, prazi is not safe at all to overuse. Flubendazole can be used once a year, again providing you're introducing new fish/contaminants.
If you are seeing recurring issues,providing you have not introduced new stock, the problem lies in the tank set up, water quality, etc..and it is not a disease but immune system failure. Meds make it worse as they interfere with the biofilm diversity.
If you have not de-wormed the baby loaches already, I am inclined to agree it is a good idea to do so. However, that should have been done in quarantine, separately from the other fish which you had treated numerous times in the past. It can be a bit too much for them and instead of helping, you could be harming them, leading to an avalanche of more problems.
Prazi is active for about 3-4 weeks after the tank is dosed and one should not treat with a different med within that time frame afterwards, in case you are planning on flubendazole again.
What issues exactly are you observing besides different growth rate?