Melafix

[smallfry53]

Hey, I was wondering what everybody's thoughts on melafix were. Petsmart was having a dollar sale on otos, so I bought six of them. So far I really like them. I love the way they swim, and they are already eating a lot of algae off my plants, but I digress. When I was looking at them at the store, I was very excited, and missed that I think one of them might have a little fin rot. It isn't bad, but I want to treat it before it gets bad or spreads. After reading about melafix, it seems as though it might be a good option since it is a more natural cure. Any thoughts?

 

[BettaGal]

Hey, I was wondering what everybody's thoughts on melafix were. Petsmart was having a dollar sale on otos, so I bought six of them. So far I really like them. I love the way they swim, and they are already eating a lot of algae off my plants, but I digress. When I was looking at them at the store, I was very excited, and missed that I think one of them might have a little fin rot. It isn't bad, but I want to treat it before it gets bad or spreads. After reading about melafix, it seems as though it might be a good option since it is a more natural cure. Any thoughts?

It might help with stress, but it's not really a "good" treatment. For fin rot, usually clean water for a while will fix it. Sometimes it's a bacterial thing, but a lot of the time, it's just poor water.

 

[smallfry53]

I should probably say that I don't want to add salt due to having a snail and kuhlis.

 

[BettaGal]

I'd start with clean water. Add Melafix if they look stressed. If it hasn't stopped in say a week, look into meds.

 

[smallfry53]

Well they are in clean water. They don't look stressed. They seem to be perfectly happy, but I would like to treat it so the fin will grow back.

btw I'm jealous of you having Trilby's in your back yard. What a great lfs huh? Nothing like that around here. I thought about driving 2hrs. out there to get the otos, but I thought that might be kinda crazy.

 

[BettaGal]

With my experience with fin rot, it will grow back once the cause is removed. Just be patient.