fin rot?
Judith, I have had some experience with medicated fish food, and the type that did the best job on surface (skin) ulcers was Debride Rx sinking medicated food. You can read about it here (see link).
http://www.watergarden.org/s.nl; jsessionid=0a0109441f43af84cc41f1bc40808ca0d9a51c69dcbf.e3eTaxmKbNaNe34P c40?it=A&id=255&sc=2&category=35
You should use it in conjunction with a topical or pond treatment. My koi are used to floating food but it didn’t take more than a day before they learned to hit the bottom of their basin when I started feeding this to them, and, except for two unfortunate losses that were too far gone when I began treating them I have had success with this medication the two times I’ve had to resort to it.
I hope this helps.
Sincerely, Brenda
On 13-Jun-08, at 11:10 AM, Judith Martin wrote:
> Posted by: “KeepKoi” keep_koi@comcast.net keepkoi > Fri Jun 13, 2008 4:22 am (PDT) > > Whom ever told you Melafix doesn’t work on open wounds is incorrect. > If the treatment/applications of Melafix are done correctly and > continued as suggested, it is very good for healing open wounds. The > Parasite Green I mentioned is also very good for treating open sores/ > wounds. Another very good medication you can try is “Hikari Bio > Bandage Gel”. With both Parasite Green and Bio Bandage Gel, it’s best > to remove the fish from the pond, treat the wound, then release it > back into the pond. Parasite Green can also be used to treat the > whole pond while Bio Bandage can’t. > > > Hi Don, > > If I can treat the fish in the pond, I would prefer it. Should I put > Melafix into the pond? Is Parasite Green the same as Malachite > Green? There are some products that have that and Formalin together. > > Are there any good medicated foods for fin rot? I can likely feed > this fish by hand. It comes up to my hand for food sometimes. > > Judith in AZ > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > ———————————— > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > >
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