"Flash Wilson" wrote in message
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On Tue, 28 Mar 2006 16:41:45 -0500, NetMax
wrote:
Saddleback, very quick. I used to treat with Kanamycine (or Neomycine)
and
(climbs into asbestos overalls) MelaFix (one of the few practical uses I
found for the stuff). This was the primary reason I kept more than one
Neon
tank going.

I hate to disagree with you Netmax, but I have NEVER had any
benefit out of melafix. I wonder if it's different here in the
UK - I've tried it for various conditions, but no improvement at
all, except possibly skin repair in my barbs.

I don't think we're disagreeing. You observed no positive results. I
observed positive results when used in conjunction with medication, in one
specific application. Neither is a ringing endorsement ;~).

With the Neons, the Melafix might have bought them a little time and helped
slow or correct fin damage. With small fragile fish, it takes less to
possibly make a difference. These are fish who are vulnerable to just the
medication alone.

Esha 2000 is a product I've never seen on this side of the pond.
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What I use is Esha 2000 - freely available in the UK and it does
seem to help pretty much everything! I had an outbreak that sounds
similar in my tetra tank - I added cardinals and didn't know they
weren't quarantined - and Esha 2000 brought a halt to it. I
recommend it very highly.

Anyway, just another opinion to throw into the mix!
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