Can maracyn and maracyn II be used at the same time?

[mrzap]

If you aren't sure if you are dealing with gram positive or gram negative bactera can you use both meds at the same time?

 

[BillD]

Yes, you can but there are better medications available, such as Kanamyacin. From the reading I have done, very few of the problems are from gram positive bacteria. The other problem with Maracyn II is that it is a teracycline family drug which means it is inhibited by calcium. If you have hard water it will inhibit it, so you need to add more. The only antibiotic that I have found to be effective is Kanamyacin.

 

[mrzap]

who makes it?

 

[BillD]

The brand i used is no longer being made, but I have seen another brand, although I can't remember the name. The dosage on the backage was about 1/3 of what it should be.

 

[Devilishturtles]

Kanamycin Sulfate is hard to come by. Seachem sells it as Kanaplex. You may also try Spectrogram, which is a broad spectrum antibiotic that has nitrofurazone and kanamycin together, but is also nearly impossible to find. I believe alot of the stronger antibiotics are no longer sold because of FDA regulations.

Either kanamycin or nitrofurazone(also found in Furan-T) will work as a good broad spectrum antiobiotic.

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