Treats: Fish lice, leeches, parasites and ulcers.
When to use?
When fish have visible external parasites such as lice and leeches, or show signs of parasitic infection (such as flicking, rubbing or gasping) or ulcers.
Permanganate can be used as a whole pond treatment to treat parasitic infections from Costia, Trichodina, Chilodonella, etc, or as a dip treatment in a separate volume of water to treat fish lice and leeches, and for cleaning ulcers.
How to use?
Warning:
Do not use with orfe, rudd, tench or sturgeon/sterlet.
Do not use if water temperature is above 22°C.
Do not use in hot, humid, thundery weather.
Do not leave fish unattented during dip treatments.
Do not leave fish in dip treatments for more than 30 minutes. Do not mix medications.
View our medicinal treatment rules
For common frequently asked questions, click here.
Active Ingredients: Potassium permanganate 4000mg/100ml
250ml, 500ml, 1 Litre & 2.5 Litre
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To make the process of using our products even easier this handy dosage calculator tells you the amount you will need to put into your system. Please ensure you also read the instructions and warnings that are written on the bottle/pack label.
Note: This calculator does not take into account water displacement such as that caused by substrate, ornaments, water features and plants etc. Therefore, please adjust the calculated volume accordingly.
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Whole pond treatment: 10 ml per 44 gallons (200 litres). If required, the treatment can be safely repeated every other day for up to 4 doses. Dip treatment: 10 ml per 8 gallons (36 litres). If required, this treatment can be safely repeated daily as required. This is a strong treatment, and is recommended for treating large external parasites including lice and leeches, and as a disinfectant for ulcers and open wounds.
* Always follow the instructions on the label. This calculator is intended to be used only as a guide to how much product you need to buy to treat your system. It does not take account of displacement caused by gravel, rocks and ornaments etc and does not include the volume of any external filtration system. NT Laboratories Ltd. will not accept any responsibility for inaccuracies or misuse of this guide.
Keith Holmes - Koi Waterbarn from Knockholt, Sevenoaks
Koi Water Barn and NT Labs have a long history of working together, we feel that the products in the Koi Care range offer our customers a quality product at a realistic price. This is backed up by extensive research and development that is carried out at the NT Labs HQ located in Kent. They are not far away from our shop at Coolings (Knockholt, near Sevenoaks), this is an added bonus for our customers as they are buying from a local UK based company.