wiz561
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
Hi!
Just thought that I would write up a quick thing about Aquarium Pharmaceuticals MelaFix. A couple of my fish have been living with fin rot for about a week or two now, and I finally got some meds to treat them. I was going to get the freshwater aquarium salt, but it was a toss-up between that and AP MelaFix. The Melafix was about 5 or 6 bucks more than the aquarium salt, but my girlfriend said to try the Melafix instead. (She doesn't know much about fish!)
So, I got home and dumped in 3 teaspoons for the 30 gallon tank, and the next day, guess what? I was totally amazed to see the fins growing back already! They are not fully developed, but you can start to see a little tissue form over the missing parts of the fins! You're suppose to put the meds in for a week, and I was shocked that 24 hours later, you already start seeing progress!
The melafix is suppose to heal wounds and abrasions, fin and tail rot, eye cloud, mouth fungus, and promotes regrowth of damaged fin rays and tissue. It won't adversely affect the biological filter, alter hte pH, or discolor the water Safe for reef and live plants. For fresh or salt water. (This was from the web page/bottle).
All in all, I am really happy with this product in helping my cichlid's out. The only thing I found strange was that the next day when I opened the hood, you can smell the medicine in the tank! The med is some sort of tea extract thing, and it's really potent when you open the bottle. The next day, the tank's water smelled the same way. They recommend doing a 25% water change after a week of using it, which should be done anyways.
The only question I have is that I took out the charcoal pad from my eheim filter when I put the meds in. Somebody from the General Questions forum said it was OK, and when the meds are finished, I should use active charcoal to get hte meds out of the water. Should I, what kind shoudl I use, and how do I put it in with my canister filter?
Thanks,
Mike
Just thought that I would write up a quick thing about Aquarium Pharmaceuticals MelaFix. A couple of my fish have been living with fin rot for about a week or two now, and I finally got some meds to treat them. I was going to get the freshwater aquarium salt, but it was a toss-up between that and AP MelaFix. The Melafix was about 5 or 6 bucks more than the aquarium salt, but my girlfriend said to try the Melafix instead. (She doesn't know much about fish!)
So, I got home and dumped in 3 teaspoons for the 30 gallon tank, and the next day, guess what? I was totally amazed to see the fins growing back already! They are not fully developed, but you can start to see a little tissue form over the missing parts of the fins! You're suppose to put the meds in for a week, and I was shocked that 24 hours later, you already start seeing progress!
The melafix is suppose to heal wounds and abrasions, fin and tail rot, eye cloud, mouth fungus, and promotes regrowth of damaged fin rays and tissue. It won't adversely affect the biological filter, alter hte pH, or discolor the water Safe for reef and live plants. For fresh or salt water. (This was from the web page/bottle).
All in all, I am really happy with this product in helping my cichlid's out. The only thing I found strange was that the next day when I opened the hood, you can smell the medicine in the tank! The med is some sort of tea extract thing, and it's really potent when you open the bottle. The next day, the tank's water smelled the same way. They recommend doing a 25% water change after a week of using it, which should be done anyways.
The only question I have is that I took out the charcoal pad from my eheim filter when I put the meds in. Somebody from the General Questions forum said it was OK, and when the meds are finished, I should use active charcoal to get hte meds out of the water. Should I, what kind shoudl I use, and how do I put it in with my canister filter?
Thanks,
Mike