Sal****er Maracyn safe for freshwater fish?

[Don]

My betta developed popeye the other day and I went to my local pet store to
get some medicine for it. The only stuff they had was Mardel brand
"Maracyn", but it was for sal****er aquariums. Does anyone know if this
would still be safe to use in a freshwater aquarium? I'm afraid I have
little choice in the matter...

- Don

[Logic316]

Don wrote:
> My betta developed popeye the other day and I went to my local pet store to
> get some medicine for it. The only stuff they had was Mardel brand
> "Maracyn", but it was for sal****er aquariums. Does anyone know if this
> would still be safe to use in a freshwater aquarium? I'm afraid I have
> little choice in the matter...
>
> - Don

Since they make a separate brand of the antibiotic called "Mardel
Freshwater Maracyn", and probably for a good reason, I wouldn't risk it.
I have also a read a previous post sometime claiming that the sal****er
version contains chemicals toxic to freshwater fish :-/

Putting a small amount of salt in the tank and using periodic short-term
high-concentration salt dips are recommended for treating freshwater
fish with 'popeye'.

http://www.wetwebmedia.com/FWSubWebIndex/fwpopeyefaqs.htm

http://www.goldfishinfo.com/salt.htm

Good luck!

- Logic316



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[Don]

"Logic316" > wrote in message
...
> Don wrote:
>> My betta developed popeye the other day and I went to my local pet store
>> to get some medicine for it. The only stuff they had was Mardel brand
>> "Maracyn", but it was for sal****er aquariums. Does anyone know if this
>> would still be safe to use in a freshwater aquarium? I'm afraid I have
>> >> little choice in the matter...
>>
>> - Don
>
> Since they make a separate brand of the antibiotic called "Mardel
> Freshwater Maracyn", and probably for a good reason, I wouldn't risk it. I
> have also a read a previous post sometime claiming that the sal****er
> version contains chemicals toxic to freshwater fish :-/
>
> Putting a small amount of salt in the tank and using periodic short-term
> high-concentration salt dips are recommended for treating freshwater fish
> with 'popeye'.
>
> http://www.wetwebmedia.com/FWSubWebIndex/fwpopeyefaqs.htm
>
> http://www.goldfishinfo.com/salt.htm
>
> Good luck!

Thanks for the tips. Putting a little non-iodized salt in the water reduced
the swelling by 80-90%.

- Don

[Don]

After ten days of frequent water changes and salt added to the water, my
Betta is as good as new.

- Don

[Logic316]

Don wrote:
> After ten days of frequent water changes and salt added to the water, my
> Betta is as good as new.
>
> - Don


Hurrah for an old fashioned remedy ;-)

- Logic316



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