Comments on: 12. Treatment https://tankstartguide.com Based on Science and Logic Wed, 30 Oct 2024 22:33:30 +0000 hourly 1 By: Dave https://tankstartguide.com/12-treatment/#comment-1916 Wed, 30 Oct 2024 22:33:30 +0000 http://tankstartguide.com/?page_id=1921#comment-1916 In reply to Przemek.

In reply to Przemek …… I doubt enough would transfer to be of any good.

]]> By: Przemek https://tankstartguide.com/12-treatment/#comment-1915 Sun, 27 Oct 2024 23:17:56 +0000 http://tankstartguide.com/?page_id=1921#comment-1915 I have one guppy with poped-eye and thin-rot. It seems that in Europe without prescripction it is possible to buy only skin ointments containing vaseline and triple antybiotic (Bacitracinum zincum, Neomycini sulfas and Polymyxini B sulfas) or just neomicin. Do you think it makes sense to shake one of this with water to extract antybiotics and use the extract to prepare food for the fish? Or mayby try to bath the fish in this extract? After all in humans it is used on skin…

]]> By: Dave https://tankstartguide.com/12-treatment/#comment-1914 Thu, 01 Feb 2024 04:23:05 +0000 http://tankstartguide.com/?page_id=1921#comment-1914 In reply to RYudis.

In reply to RYudis …. I like the amoxycillin in the food. Just my preference.

]]> By: RYudis https://tankstartguide.com/12-treatment/#comment-1913 Wed, 31 Jan 2024 12:13:28 +0000 http://tankstartguide.com/?page_id=1921#comment-1913 In Indonesia, antibiotics that are easy to find are Enrofloxacin and Amoxicillin. Enrofloxacin is usually sold for fish and Amoxicillin is usually sold for humans, which one is better for treating gram-negative bacteria through food?

]]> By: Dave https://tankstartguide.com/12-treatment/#comment-1912 Tue, 31 Oct 2023 21:47:31 +0000 http://tankstartguide.com/?page_id=1921#comment-1912 In reply to Nik Padolan.

In reply to Nick …. There are no cross-indications that I am aware of.

]]> By: Nik Padolan https://tankstartguide.com/12-treatment/#comment-1911 Tue, 31 Oct 2023 21:22:52 +0000 http://tankstartguide.com/?page_id=1921#comment-1911 Thank you for the information sharing.
Maybe is a difficult task, but it will be nice to know which medicines (act. ingredients) can and cannot be used in the same time.

]]> By: Dave https://tankstartguide.com/12-treatment/#comment-1910 Tue, 31 Oct 2023 20:49:00 +0000 http://tankstartguide.com/?page_id=1921#comment-1910 In reply to ben z.

In reply to Ben z … Amoxicillin is still my go to medication for bacteria.

]]> By: ben z https://tankstartguide.com/12-treatment/#comment-1909 Tue, 31 Oct 2023 17:30:52 +0000 http://tankstartguide.com/?page_id=1921#comment-1909 @Dave

About fish medications… I saw enrofloxacin (Indonesian origin) selling online for around US$2.70 for one packet (10g). At that sort of price point, it’s definitely one of the antibiotics that, to paraphrase you, fish at SEA farms are swimming around in. Do you think that might partially explain why some fish appear to be very weak by the time they arrive at stores in the US/Europe? Hmmm…

Also, there’s this thing called “Japanese yellow powder” that is sold quite commonly in Asia. According to one website, the active ingredients are Nifurstyrenate/ERUBAAJU in a ratio of 1 to 10. http://arowana10.blogspot.com/2010/01/japanese-yellow-powder.html

I’ve never used it, but quite interested in what you think.

Also, which antibiotics would you recommend a fish keeper stocks, assuming no issues with accessibility whatsoever? Your list put amoxicillin at the top, is that still your preferred first-line med?

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