"carlrs" wrote in message
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Methylene Blue should be part of any aquarists first line of defence as
you stated "Usually the fish ends up dying from the
parasite before Aquarisol can kill it.", this Med works immediately in
a bath

I've seen improvement in bettas with velvet in 24 hours using Aquarisol.

Also I mentioned Pimafix which also has proven to effective against
gram negative bacterial infections including columnaris which this may
have been.
Nitrfurazone, Kanamyacin, and Triple Sulfa also are effective here.

I was told these antibiotics are having less and less of an effect on
diseases due to overuse.

Medicated Wonder shells also have some gram negative capabilities
(although this product is generally better for fungus and ich or
velvet), but this product also adds needed electrolytes and calcium,

What antibiotic do they contain? Does it effect the nitrifying bacteria?
And with bettas liking a softer acid water would calcium help them in any
way?

again which my years of aquarium maintenance experience and research
have shown (not mention many back in LA where I ran my service can
attest to!). The regular Wonder Shells are a product especially for
Betta bowls I think again should be part of many aquarists arsenal, but
this is hard to convince on the Usenet.

I don't recall seeing anything called Wonder Shells in the local stores.
What do they contain?
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