Gill Passman wrote:
Just thought that I would share this one with you all as part of the big
debate on Melafix and Pimafix. I was somewhat sceptical before not
having had much success with Melafix but what happened last night was
quite incredible....

I glanced at Boris the Betta last night and to my horror noticed his
tail was slightly shredded at the end and he also had a lot of white
fluffy stuff on the wounds. I'd done a water change earlier in the day
and am quite religious about doing the small tanks frequently. He shares
the tank with 3 Blue Eyed Gertrudes so possibly might have been nipped -
I don't know. He was still feeding and flaring at me.

I decided to try a mix of Pimafix and Melafix, remembering that Mr
Gardener had reported some success by combining the two meds. Within an
hour the fluffy stuff had gone....This morning his recovery is
continuing - still no fungus and the shredding has not got any worse. He
is doing his little betta dance and feeding.... :-)

Time will tell but I must say that I was impressed by the result of
mixing the two together...and of course this was not a "controlled" test...

Gill

Well the dosing with Melafix/Pimafix got rid of the fungus and stopped
the shredding but sadly I think that there is an underlying cause that
made Boris the betta succumb to these symptoms.

He is not a happy fish today....he is very top heavy - I would say he
has a "pine cone" effect in the top half of his body - sigh....I'll try
treating for constipation if I can get him to eat (he didn't this
morning)...

Gill