jjohns
11-17-2005, 5:36 PM
I was wondering if anyone has any insight as far as what is an effective Metronidiazole dosage for angelfish and discus to fight Hexamita? I used to be able to get a medication called Hex-A-Mit made by Aquatronics from my local fish store. However, I heard that Aquatronics went out of business last year, and I have not been able to find any of that same brand. I did try some Hex-Out made by Aquarium Products, but it does not seem to be as effective to cure it. The dosages are both listed the same as 1 capsule or tablet (250 mg) per 10 gallons water, and they both contain Metronidiazole. I used to see results in 1 day (or even overnight) with Hex-A-Mit and now I haven't had any success curing my discus or angels when I suspect they come down with Hexamita using the Hex-Out. I have 40 grams of the powdered Hex-out that I was going to divy out into 250mg packets to have on hand so I will know what the right dose is. I hate it when you get the powdered stuff and they say 1 level scoopful to so many gallons. Before I weigh it all out, should I probably increase the dosage since I haven't seen any results? I read somewhere on line that someone uses 400 mg/10 gallons water to be effective and that's what it took to kick it. They said that it is fairly safe and takes a huge amount of it to overdose the fish. Does anyone have any opinions? I am tempted to try bumping up the dose, but what is a safe upper limit? All meds I have seen for metro say 250 mg/10 gallons. Any advice?