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11-01-2004, 03:22 PM
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| | Purple Spiny Lobster
Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Clinton Twp, Michigan Age: 27
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 |  Re: Dough, Bought a hurting fish
It is a Antibacterial treatment w/o Antibiotics 
This is the only thing I use for bacterial problems as you should avoid using antibiotics. The also make Primafix for fungal infections.
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11-01-2004, 03:44 PM
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| | Ritteri Anemone
Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Tyler, Texas
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| Re: Dough, Bought a hurting fish
Thanks, I have some kind of bacterial infection going on with a couple of my fish and possibly a little ich. I was sold Kanamycin to soak with the food. Tonight makes day 10 and I don't see any difference. Maybe I'll try the Melafix. Can you get it at any LFS or does it need to be ordered on line?
Craig, why do you say to turn off the skimmer for a couple of day?Why is that?
Thanks, Cindy
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12 gl Nano reef and 120 gl reef,fish,coral; 160 lbs. of LR, 250 lbs of LS. Aqua C EV 180 skimmer,&PC lighting. A new 44 gl sump/fuge (to be installed). Regal Tang, Yellow Tang, Foxface, 2 Lyre tail Anthias, 2 Blue-Green Chromis, Clarki Clown, Coral Beauty, Spotted Hawk Fish, Pink spotted goby,Open Brains, Crocea Clam , Mandarin, Skunk Clown, Huge BTA and lots of LPS. | |
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11-01-2004, 04:15 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Marina del Rey, California
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| Re: Dough, Bought a hurting fish
The Melafix will cause your skimmer to be really difficult to adjust. It causes problems with the water viscosity. I think the instructions even recommend that.
Good job of listening to Matt Rogers Andrew, go slow and let it grow,eh? _________ Just tryin to recreate God's perfection in a glass bowl. 20 Gallon Reef W/Live Rock, mated pair of Maroon Clowns, Softies, 110 watts PC 10,000k lighting, and skimmer. http://www.3reef.com/uploads/1craig400.jpg | |
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11-01-2004, 04:55 PM
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#14 (permalink)
| | Purple Spiny Lobster
Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Clinton Twp, Michigan Age: 27
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| Re: Dough, Bought a hurting fish
If your LFS seperates the SW and FW meds you may want to look in the FW section. Most fish stores carry Melafix. | |
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11-02-2004, 12:52 PM
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| | 3reef Moderator
Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Melbourne, VIC,Victoria
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| Re: Dough, Bought a hurting fish
Andrew,
How sure are you that it is fin rot?
John
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11-02-2004, 01:58 PM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Madison, WI,Wisconsin
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| Re: Dough, Bought a hurting fish
I am pretty sure, I def. don't think its ich. There are no white spots and the fish seems happy as can be. It eats everything even right after I first introduced it to the tank. The only thing that looks bad is the tips of the fins fraying. If someone can help me with getting a pic to postable size I can try and take one.
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75 gallon, 4x110w VHO, ASM G2 skimmer, 29 g. fuge, lots of coral and frags. Fish: 2 tr perculas, damsel, purple firefish, 3 green chromis, kole tang, sailfin tang. | |
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11-02-2004, 02:43 PM
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#17 (permalink)
| | 3reef Moderator
Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Melbourne, VIC,Victoria
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| Re: Dough, Bought a hurting fish
Do the fins themselves seem reddish or infected? That seems to be a sign of fin rot. Have an Internet search on fin rot, there are many pictures you can refer to and compare.
I just think it is better to get a fairly certain diagnosis of what could just be a tear or nibbling by other fish before dosing with medication.
John
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