Changing Medications

[Phaedra]

Well, I've treated my 10g for four days now with the pima/melafix and haven't noticed any positive changes, so I'm ready to move onto the big guns.
Question is, should I do a water change before adding the Maracide (by Mardel, if anyone is curious)? Will the other meds react badly with maracide? I know pima/melafix are gentle meds, but I want to make sure I'm medicating properly.
I've searched around the internet and can't find any info on it...

 

[raptorrex]

Well, I've treated my 10g for four days now with the pima/melafix and haven't noticed any positive changes, so I'm ready to move onto the big guns.
Question is, should I do a water change before adding the Maracide (by Mardel, if anyone is curious)? Will the other meds react badly with maracide? I know pima/melafix are gentle meds, but I want to make sure I'm medicating properly.
I've searched around the internet and can't find any info on it...

what are you treating for?

 

[Phaedra]

Well, I wasn't sure exactly what it could be, so I've been trying just about everything.
It really must be a parasite though.
Here is a link to my original thread.

 

[WILDER]

Water change first.
Good luck.

 

[Phaedra]

Changed the water, removed my frog, shrimp and snail and decided to start with a 1/2 dose of maracide to begin with. I don't want to shock the fish too much. I'll add the other 5ml after an hour or two.
*Fingers crossed*
God, I hope this works.

 

[WILDER]

Signs of flukes are darting around, flickiing and rubbing, laboured breathing.
Going thin, swimming in a jerky movement, red inflamed gills.
Ulcers, streaks of red in the fins, spitting food out, trying to jump out of the tank.

 

[Phaedra]

Have seen the flicking, red gills, labored breathing, spitting out food. I can't imagine what else it could be.
Eastwood is having trouble swimming now (as you already know) and didn't eat this morning. I can only hope that this helps.
Thank you for your help Wilder, I appreciate it.

 

[WILDER]

If there none of them signs then I would still go the bacterial route.
Good luck.

 

[Phaedra]

Wouldn't the pimafix and melafix have killed anything bacterial?
Although I've since realized that the filter did in fact have carbon in it. Wouldn't I have seen at least a little bit of an improvement?
On the topic of carbon, I have since removed the carbon from the filter, but the Maracin is sort of bubbling at the top. Is there a residual effect do you think? I may have missed some carbon, since it is a bag-type filter with loose carbon inside.

 

[WILDER]

Have you increased aeration in the tank.
Do you mean maracyn.