Pimafix and Melafix--are they effective??

[Eupterus]

Worked for my pleco, was a disaster for my betta. He's still handicapped as a result of a treatment.

 

[gmh]

Great post Marv, and welcome to the boards btw. You mentioned a hydrogen peroxide bath. Could you elaborate on the details?

 

[tonytheboss1]

Have used both but not to treat anything in advanced stages. For advanced diseases, I usually find something stronger.

http://www.webbsonline.com/catalog/meds/fishdisease.html

http://www.petsolutions.com/Medications+C40+SAll.aspx. "T"

 

[schmidtfarm]

Great post Marv, and welcome to the boards btw. You mentioned a hydrogen peroxide bath. Could you elaborate on the details?

I'll 2nd this...:help:

 

[petluvr]

I use peroxide for most healing procedures ie; if my fish have any type of wound caused by aggression or mating I use one capful of peroxide per gallon and it does the trick

 

[tonytheboss1]

I use peroxide for most healing procedures ie; if my fish have any type of wound caused by aggression or mating I use one capful of peroxide per gallon and it does the trick

Could you elaborate? A specific kind or any generic? Sorry but don't want to use the wrong stuff. Thanx, "T"

 

[schmidtfarm]

BTW I used Melafix recently in a quaranteen tank of pencils, tetras and SAE's. Melafix killed the pencils within minutes. A web search revealed that Melafix has been implicated in killing labyrinth fish as well as Beckfordi Pencils. I've sent two emails to API with no response.:headshake2: I'll never use the stuff again.

 

[petluvr]

I just use generic cheap peroxide, like i said one capful per gallon of water has always done the trick for me

 

[wataugachicken]

Melafix and Pimafix are the orange juice and chicken soup of the fish world. They are not medicines, or antibiotics, but if your fish have a minor problem - a scrape, a split fin, a teeny bit of fungus - it can make them feel better.

 

[Fishstix3000]

Well, at least they were being comforted. lol

The Maracyn has been awesome (I'm using the powder packets). Unfortunately the guppies I was originally treating with the pima and melafix were too far gone when I started it, but the rest of the fish had been flashing quite often, and they stopped the day after I started treatment. One of the fish was begining to have fin rot, and that cleared right up. No more cases of columnaris either, and it is the 4th day of treatment.

I'm really mad at API, because they make all kinds of claims on the bottles for both Pimafix and Melafix which HAVE to qualify as false advertising.

Thanks for all the advice!