Acriflavine

Acriflavine

Acriflavine Information

Acriflavine, neutral - This is a stock item that should be in every aquarist's medicine cabinet. Also is the yellow dye for tie-dye projects.

Acriflavine Composition

Mixture of 3,6-diamino-10-methylacridinum chloride and 3,6-diaminoacridine.

Acriflavine Uses or Treatment for

Dye; egg disinfection; antiseptic; infected wounds; ulcers, skin parasites (ectoparasites): bacteria(Columnaris); fungicide(Saprolegnia); external protozoacide (Ambiphyra, Chilodonella, Cryptocaryon irritans, Hexamita; Ichthyophthirius multifils (Ich), Oodinium ocellatum, O. pillularis, Scyphidia; Monogenea(Cleidodiscus).

Acriflavine Administration and Dosage

  1. 1gm/100 l of water
  2. 2mg/gal of water
  3. 1gm/100 l of water for 2 to 12 hours
  4. 0.1% solution added to food
  5. 3 to 10 ppm in water for a prolonged bath
  6. 10ppm for 10 hours
  7. 0.2 to 0.6 ppm in two applications at 2-day intervals
  8. 5 to 10 ppm added to water for several hours to several days
  9. 500 ppm as a bath for 30 minutes

Acriflavine Observations, Notes, Remarks

Normally used as a long-duration bath; will kill live plants; may reduce fecundity in guppies; may damage slime coating of skin and create vulnerability to bacterial disease in marine fish; apply or soak foods for oral treatments, available as powder or solution. When I make my stock solution, I add 3.8gr Acriflavine and 1/4 cup of pickling salt per gallon for a kick. Apply to freeze-dried foods, excellent for administering orally. Seems to be more effective when dosed with Methyl Blue.