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SdJaCK&SaLLy · 11-11-2008, 12:05 PM

Cuprazin
Diseases: Whitespot, Oodinium, Benedenia, Trichodina and fungal infections

Dimilin
Ingredients: purely dimilin available in liquid or powder form
Diseases: anchorworms (Lernaea elegans), fish lice, ergasilus
Comments: See thread for more details.

Discomed
Ingredients: 250mg capsules of Levamisole, NaCl, Piperazine, Magnesium sulfate and Neomycin Sulfate Activity
Diseases: Intestinal flagellates
Comments: This is another alternative to Levamisole hydrochloride which is an anti-worm agent.

Epsom Salts
Ingredients: pure Magnesium sulfate
Diseases: dropsy/bloat, intestinal flagellates

Erythromycin
Diseases: gram negative bacteria, intestinal flagellates, erythrodermatitis, hemorrhage septicemia
Comments: It was noted to be quite effective when the pH is neutral or slightly alkaline.

Fenbendazole
Diseases: roundworms, hookworms, whipworms, tapeworms
Comments: It is considered a very effective treatment against camallanus worms.

Flubenol
Comments: Available in UK only.

Formalin
Diseases: ich, external protozoans

Formalite II
Ingredients: Formaldehyde 15%, Copper and Nickel Sulfate
Diseases: ich, velvet disease, collapsed fins, white body blotches, marine ich (Cryptocarion irritans
Comments: Due to copper sulfate content, this should be used only in quarantine tanks. Copper traces can destroy invertebrates.

Furacyn
Ingredients: 100 mg capsules, Nitrofurazone Activity
Diseases:red areas and body streaks, peeling or white body slime, open ulcers, wasting away, bacterial infections, ammonia exposure, furunculosis, columnaris

Furanase
Diseases: mouth fungus, tail rot, cotton-wool disease, black molly disease

Goldfix
Ingredients: NaCl, sodium thiosulphate (chlorine treatment aka fixer), nitrofurazone, polyvinyl-pyrrolidone, triethylene glycol, acriflavine, potassium dichromate.

Hex-A-Mit
Ingredients: 250 mg capsule, Metronidazole Activity
Diseases: white dots or body velvet, holes in the head or sinus area, weight loss, not eating and wasting away, unexplained deaths which can be minimized, marine Ich or protozoans, fresh and marine protozoans

Interpet Anti Internal Bacteria (Fish Health Treatment Number 9)
Ingredients: Bronopol (522mg), Formaldehyde (900mg) and Benzalkonium Chloride (250mg)
Comments by Coler: All check out as being legitimate fish treatments pretty much, in fact for bacteria and parasites but would have to be considered as very aggressive and crude. It's a two part treatment and you must dose the second part after 4 days. Like all aggressive treatments using it with another treatment would be nuts. You don't do water changes during treatment (one week) so advise large change prior to dosing so as to not have high nitrates - this I think is pretty important in e.g. a fully stocked cichlid tank. After dosing and waiting out as per directions run carbon or do very large water changes over a couple of days.

It has no antibiotic agent.

Does it work ? I don't know. I read up on the active ingredients and they scared me.lol I went with good old fashioned large daily changes for a week and my problem resolved. I would use only in cases where this has been tried and is not working, fish are dieing, and you don't have access to e.g. Maracyn/Maracyn 2.

On another issue, it does say on the box "harmful to aquatic organisms. may cause long term adverse effects in the aquatic environment"....

It does claim to be plant and bacterial filtration safe nonetheless. I can't see that it would be harmful to inverts as no copper.

Finally, I believe it is not really a specifically anti-bacterial treatment - the formaldehyde and Bronopol is also indicated for parasites.

Best way to use it IMO is buy it, read the box, show the fish the box, explain that if they don't get better then they're getting this stuff. It will terrify them back to health.

Interpet Liquisil General Tonic
Ingredients: Bronopol, Copper, Formaldehyde, Silver Proteinate
Extreme Caution:
This is a medicine not advisable for use. Why? After a few research done by a fellow member, Bronopol which is one of its active ingredients has the potential to kill all livestocks and plants if not used properly. It is highly toxic even to the users. Copper is another matter and should not be used where invertebrates are concerned.

The silver proteinate is for staining purposes and can block out light which can kill most fungal developments.

Jungle Fungus Eliminator (crystals)
Ingredients: NaCl, Nitrofurazone, furazolidone, potassium dichromate.
Diseases: Columnaris, furunculosis, Costia, dropsy, fin and mouth rot, white film on eyes (usually cataracts and cloudy eyes), hemorrhage septicemia and swim bladder disorder
Comments: It is an effective treatment for fungal infections on bettas, however it can damage live plants.

11-11-2008, 12:05 PM	#2 (permalink)
SdJaCK&SaLLy Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Georgia Posts: 224	Continued Cuprazin Diseases: Whitespot, Oodinium, Benedenia, Trichodina and fungal infections Dimilin Ingredients: purely dimilin available in liquid or powder form Diseases: anchorworms (Lernaea elegans), fish lice, ergasilus Comments: See thread for more details. Discomed Ingredients: 250mg capsules of Levamisole, NaCl, Piperazine, Magnesium sulfate and Neomycin Sulfate Activity Diseases: Intestinal flagellates Comments: This is another alternative to Levamisole hydrochloride which is an anti-worm agent. Epsom Salts Ingredients: pure Magnesium sulfate Diseases: dropsy/bloat, intestinal flagellates Erythromycin Diseases: gram negative bacteria, intestinal flagellates, erythrodermatitis, hemorrhage septicemia Comments: It was noted to be quite effective when the pH is neutral or slightly alkaline. Fenbendazole Diseases: roundworms, hookworms, whipworms, tapeworms Comments: It is considered a very effective treatment against camallanus worms. Flubenol Comments: Available in UK only. Formalin Diseases: ich, external protozoans Formalite II Ingredients: Formaldehyde 15%, Copper and Nickel Sulfate Diseases: ich, velvet disease, collapsed fins, white body blotches, marine ich (Cryptocarion irritans Comments: Due to copper sulfate content, this should be used only in quarantine tanks. Copper traces can destroy invertebrates. Furacyn Ingredients: 100 mg capsules, Nitrofurazone Activity Diseases:red areas and body streaks, peeling or white body slime, open ulcers, wasting away, bacterial infections, ammonia exposure, furunculosis, columnaris Furanase Diseases: mouth fungus, tail rot, cotton-wool disease, black molly disease Goldfix Ingredients: NaCl, sodium thiosulphate (chlorine treatment aka fixer), nitrofurazone, polyvinyl-pyrrolidone, triethylene glycol, acriflavine, potassium dichromate. Hex-A-Mit Ingredients: 250 mg capsule, Metronidazole Activity Diseases: white dots or body velvet, holes in the head or sinus area, weight loss, not eating and wasting away, unexplained deaths which can be minimized, marine Ich or protozoans, fresh and marine protozoans Interpet Anti Internal Bacteria (Fish Health Treatment Number 9) Ingredients: Bronopol (522mg), Formaldehyde (900mg) and Benzalkonium Chloride (250mg) Comments by Coler: All check out as being legitimate fish treatments pretty much, in fact for bacteria and parasites but would have to be considered as very aggressive and crude. It's a two part treatment and you must dose the second part after 4 days. Like all aggressive treatments using it with another treatment would be nuts. You don't do water changes during treatment (one week) so advise large change prior to dosing so as to not have high nitrates - this I think is pretty important in e.g. a fully stocked cichlid tank. After dosing and waiting out as per directions run carbon or do very large water changes over a couple of days. It has no antibiotic agent. Does it work ? I don't know. I read up on the active ingredients and they scared me.lol I went with good old fashioned large daily changes for a week and my problem resolved. I would use only in cases where this has been tried and is not working, fish are dieing, and you don't have access to e.g. Maracyn/Maracyn 2. On another issue, it does say on the box "harmful to aquatic organisms. may cause long term adverse effects in the aquatic environment".... It does claim to be plant and bacterial filtration safe nonetheless. I can't see that it would be harmful to inverts as no copper. Finally, I believe it is not really a specifically anti-bacterial treatment - the formaldehyde and Bronopol is also indicated for parasites. Best way to use it IMO is buy it, read the box, show the fish the box, explain that if they don't get better then they're getting this stuff. It will terrify them back to health. Interpet Liquisil General Tonic Ingredients: Bronopol, Copper, Formaldehyde, Silver Proteinate Extreme Caution: This is a medicine not advisable for use. Why? After a few research done by a fellow member, Bronopol which is one of its active ingredients has the potential to kill all livestocks and plants if not used properly. It is highly toxic even to the users. Copper is another matter and should not be used where invertebrates are concerned. The silver proteinate is for staining purposes and can block out light which can kill most fungal developments. Jungle Fungus Eliminator (crystals) Ingredients: NaCl, Nitrofurazone, furazolidone, potassium dichromate. Diseases: Columnaris, furunculosis, Costia, dropsy, fin and mouth rot, white film on eyes (usually cataracts and cloudy eyes), hemorrhage septicemia and swim bladder disorder Comments: It is an effective treatment for fungal infections on bettas, however it can damage live plants.