Caliban07
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What is your experience/success rate using melafix to combat fin rot?
Does it affect plants?
Does it affect plants?
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Fishdude3233
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0 percent. Wate changes do the trick, also mela fix, will kill any
Haileyjade
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+1 on frequent water changes. Clean water is the best remedy. Plus, of you have any fish with labyrinth organs (such as bettas) melafix is a really bad idea as it can coat the surface and make it difficult for them to get air from the surface.
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Caliban07
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Sad isn't it - melafix is really the only antibiotic that comes up in searches here on online shops. Waterlife products are available eg myxazin but they are very short on product ingredients or even what to use them for. Sure water changes are all good and will perk up fish, it just feels a little like import regulations give you one hand tied behind your back sometimes. I'll get off my tin box now....
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Caliban07
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I know what you mean. I have had success with king British and water life products but they are quite concentrated. As melafix says rapid repair to fins on the bottle I thought I would give it a go. Usually waterlife starts working after 2 days so if melofix yields no positive results today I'll be changing products again and losing £11. It seems all the better products are in the US I can't even seem to source omega one fish food here. Sucks
Yes, I must admit the myxazin works. I had a b/n catfish with a bacterial infection, treated with triple sulfa and seemed OK. I'd ordered myxazin but packed it away. Came back from holidays to see a dead patch around one gill and I think fungas about a cm long off that. There was even tank debris caught in it. Seemed bacterial plus fungal but could be wrong. Anyways, thought he was gone but the myxazin absolutely hammered it down - even over summer here with higher tank temps. Took a few more treatments and lots of water changes but the big thing I noticed was that it was mostly gone in 2 days.
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Caliban07
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Yeh it's a **** good product if the fish is not in too much of a bad way. The concentration can be too much for them to take and the plants certainly don't like it. Nor do shrimp and snails which are few of the products drawbacks. Great for quarantine tank. I wanted to go down a more natural route. Changed 50% water and added melafix. I'll post results when I get home. Also awaiting the arrival of triple sulfa. 2 boxes cost me £20 inc delivery which is double the cost had it been available here.
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Caliban07
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Gonna get told off now for using the word which can also be used for a beavers home >.<
lol - now I'll be up all night pondering words....
I would be keen to know results for sure as it is fairly (relatively!) cheap over here.
I would be keen to know results for sure as it is fairly (relatively!) cheap over here.
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Caliban07
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Melafix doesn't seem to be working. I'm gonna do a 50% water change tomorrow and start the waterlife or king British treatment again.
Good luck with it! Are you treating for fin rot?
Aces11
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I've had melafix work wonders on damaged fins. However, I've never used it with live plants or bettas.
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Aces11
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Yes I would say it made a big difference. It worked the quickest and was one of the fastest remedies I've used.
