I just started treating yesterday for a hydra infestation in a couple tanks. I used safe guard 22.5% powder and followed this article from here;
Guide to Planaria and Hydra Elimination - Aquarium Advice
I can attest to mixing this stuff being a task.
So I am wondering if either of you girls noted the smell of alcohol in your liquid mix ?
I know for fact I mix my praziquantel [ another hard to dilute wormer ] with vodka first to dissolve it when using powder and then dilute it in water.
I think I will mix up next batch with a little vodka first . I bought the 3 @ 4 grams pack so have 12 grams minus yesterdays gram and a scale to make up mix as needed for some time .
At least 11 more treatments for over 70-100 gallons. The mix is 1 gram per 200ml water then 20ml of mix per 10g ,so in theory 100 g of treatment per 200ml solution .
Funny for me but I only have hydra or have had hydra in tanks with either live bearers or snails ....Never in any other tanks treated basically the same ...
I will post back on how this works on the hydra . I guess I will treat for a couple days . I just did 50% changes in all tanks treated yesterday and will treat again today . I will see if I can hold off on WC again for a couple days as it seems to be used properly no WC are used so accumulation of the drug must be needed or it becomes in active in 24 hours or less ? If it becomes inactive then my water changes and re dosing is better IMO .
I just want the little fresh water anenomes gone ,and their snail friends too [sorry]...