Germ, I have always been under the impression melafix is an anti-bacterial med so would be quite effective at treating fin rot.
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Noo...Heres the source http
Maybe you are thinking of pima fix which is an anti-fungal med (also discussed in above article)
See ya around, you prophet of doom you
Drew
) a true and more powerful bacterial medication should be used 
The filter is separated by a plastic divider so he cannot get anywhere near it. Sorry, I also treated him with Furan 2 - an antibacterial med.
Hi, Stacey - i fyou click on the link above the pix, it will enlarge so you can really see the chunk. He's alone in his tank = there is very little trafic in the area, and nothing in the tank except silk plants and his little clay pot. He does short of swim in an "S" but I have never seen him go for his tail. I will rearrange his location and see what happens. Thx.
hmm interesting. Is there any way you could cite your source so I could investigate this further? The rare times I have had to deal with fin rot, Melafix has been quite helpful, to the best of my knowledge. Of course, I have no control so no way to really see how effective it is versus nothing or a different treatment, but it seems to have helped. Also were the above bacteria you listed the ones commonly associated with fin rot and if so, there must be more? Perhaps Melafix is more effective against one type of bacteria (associated with finrot) when compared to another. This leads me to think that maybe melafix is most effective against the major bacteria that causes finrot, but not others. I guess I am off to do some research. If you could provide your sources that would be a major help. Talk to you soon,Noo...Heres the source http
Maybe you are thinking of pima fix which is an anti-fungal med (also discussed in above article)
See ya around, you prophet of doom you
Drew
Definately melafix, perhaps i phrased my point poorly, but from what i've read its antibacterial properties are extremely mild, so while 'bactericidal' technically, with the onset of more serious bacterial infection, commonly in cases of fin-rot; aeromonas, pseudomonas or flexibacter (according to my sources
Thanks for the link though, i'll definately look into it some more, cheers Poopsy you err.... donor you....
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i've seen a few in the past, as an antiseptic it should control to an extent or slow the onset of fin-rot and if the damage is environmental without fin-rot having developed/taken hold then melafix is all you really need, as your really using its antiseptic properties as a preventative while the fishes tail heals naturally, at least thats my understanding.
Thats good to know but we are trying to figure out how effective melafix is against the bacteria that causes fin rot (in a nutshell). To tell if it really had any effect you would have to have some kind of control in that situation.
