2fishy Posted May 18, 2006 Report Share Posted May 18, 2006 whats the most effective way anyone has treated dwarf gouramis with fungus? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharn Posted May 18, 2006 Report Share Posted May 18, 2006 most people use meth blue i also think but i think about malachite green... not sure about it but in my 'fungus file' in my brain malachite green stored in there for some reason :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2fishy Posted May 18, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2006 ok well i tried melafix, didnt seem to help. now im trying Wunder tonic, has m. green and m. blue in it i believe, will see how it goes. ive heard of salt baths. is this effective for fungus? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ljtan55 Posted May 18, 2006 Report Share Posted May 18, 2006 For some reason I have a feelin that Melafix actually made my dwarf get fungus. Was treatin him for a cut fin, and kept on dosing melafix, and then one day i noticed he was growing fungus out of his eye!! Best reasoning I got is melafix is a antibacterial, and in ppl, fungus is oppurtunistic and too much antibiotics can predispose them getting a fungal infection. Meth blue, and malachite green are good for fungal infections. Salt is good as well. Add about a tablespoon of salt per gallon to a fresh water tank. If live plants will be in the tank, use only a half dose. And lots of water changes. Theres also something called Triple sulfa which they recommend for fungal infections, haven't seen it in many stores in NZ tho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoandWilly Posted May 19, 2006 Report Share Posted May 19, 2006 Just don't dose salt and anything else at the same time. Use either the M.blue or M.green OR salt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted May 19, 2006 Report Share Posted May 19, 2006 I have used methylene blue and malachite green together OK but not with salt. You can also use acraflavine together also. The mixture controls some bacteria which can lead to fungal problems later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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