Brookey25 Posted September 9, 2008 Report Share Posted September 9, 2008 Hi, I'm relatively new to this site and have recently posted the story in this thread about my fish (Patch), who has a severe case of White Spot. His immunity is extremely low, and he didn't react well to the Meth Blue.. so I panicked and did a 50% water change to remove most of the treatment from the tank, as I thought he was going to die any second when his breathing suddenly became irregular and he was gasping. I have been surfing the net and read about a remedy called Pimafix, which by the looks of it, is in the same category as Melafix - not as harmful to fish, much gentler - but a natural ANTIFUNGAL remedy. Is anyone aware of this treatment? According to the news sites I've read, you can even use this in conjunction with Melafix. None of my local pet stores stock this, so I was wondering if it's only a something that exists outside the country. Let me know if you have any ideas. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted September 9, 2008 Report Share Posted September 9, 2008 An antifungal remedy will treat fungal disease, not whitespot which is a parasite. In my view meth blue is a better fungal treatment than parasite treatment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brookey25 Posted September 11, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2008 Thanks Alan, Do you know what the best Parasite treatment for White Spot would be? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted September 11, 2008 Report Share Posted September 11, 2008 Malachite green, quinine or mepacrine. Malachite green is the easiest to get hold of. Meth blue is used also and if you have got rid of the spots you may have cured the white spot. The other signs look like they could be caused by a bacterial infection and Furan 2 is possibly the easiest to get that would treat that (and white spot). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brookey25 Posted September 26, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2008 Thanks so much for taking the time to reply ) Unfortunately I lost my little fish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caper Posted September 26, 2008 Report Share Posted September 26, 2008 Sorry that you lost your fish For future reference, and others can correct me if I'm wrong, but I think one of the things you can purchase over there for white spot is called "Wonder Tonic". Caper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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