| NAME |
Masoten |
| ACTIVE INGREDIENT |
Organophosphates trichlorfon |
| TREATMENT FOR |
Most Parasites, specifically Gill & Body Flukes, Gill Maggots |
| MANUFACTURED BY |
Bayer |
| One gram (1) Masoten |
1,000 Litres Water |
| Soft Water Half (1/2) gram |
1,000 Litres Water |
| Three (3) Kgs Pond Salt |
1,000 Litres Water |
| Follow up treatment |
Repeat Masoted Only (No Pond Salt) after one week |
| IMPORTANT |
Switch Off all UV Lights, Ozone Units, Remove Activated Carbon during treatment. Bypass Biological Filter for 2 days post-treatment |
| UNSAFE |
Masoten will kill all bacteria in the Biological Filter |
| WARNING |
- Do not use below 18 deg C (fish cannot metabolize/excrete it fast enough)
- Do not use above 28 deg C (uptake rate is too high)
- Follow-up treatment a week later.
- Can be used it with salt on koi. The combination of Mesoten and salt (3kg/1000liter) is a very good “first treatment” after fish harvest.
- Once opened store in a dark, airtight container. Do not use it when it old (it loses it's bluish tinge)
- Degrades quite quickly in pond conditions. Bad thing is it will cause disorientation and nervous disorder in if used incorrectly. A typical symptom in koi is a bent spine and nervous, wip-like swimming. The fish may recover over a period of a year or two, but no guarantee.
- Caution: do not inhale dust or handle with bare hands. Wash hands after use. Keep well out of reach of children.
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Organophosphates, work by interfering with the nervous system of Parasites and thus affect vital physiological processes
