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Posted by fish lover on April 14, 2006, 8:33 pm
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What's the dosage of combing these two?
Thanks
>On Fri, 14 Apr 2006 13:23:42 +0100, Gill Passman
>
>>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
>
>Thanks, Gill, for adding your experience with these products to the
>growing number of fishkeepers who have discovered that, even though
>the effectiveness of these additives are poorly understood and hotly
>debated, they have worked for you, in this single case, as the label
>promises. There are probably as many stories of them not working. But
>the same can be said about many traditional fish remedies. I've been
>using the Mela/Pima combo as a first line treatment when I am looking
>at a fish ailment that has not evolved enough for me to make a
>positive diagnosis, and especially when I see fungal and/or fin
>problems. Your anecdote is one more assurance that I am not crazy when
>I say that I believe this stuff works. It's not state of the art
>medication, but neither is it snake oil.
>
>I can't get the API home page to load at the moment, but good
>descriptions of these additives can be found at:
>http://www.aquariumguys.com/melafix16oz.html
>and
>http://www.aquariumguys.com/pimafix16oz.html
>
>-- Mister Gardener
>
>Everything Aquaria & Tropical Fish at The Krib:
>http://www.thekrib.com/
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>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