Fins don't seem to be improving

[LittleBlueFishlets]

Maracyn - contains Erythromycin - targets gram-positive bacteria

Maracyn 2 - contains Minocycline - targets gram-negative bacteria

Maracyn Plus - contains Sulfadimidine and Trimethoprim: targets both gram-positive and gram-negative:
"Sulphadimidine is highly effective against streptococcus, staphylococcus and gram-negative pathogens..." (1)
"Trimethoprim is a synthetic antibacterial drug active against a wide variety of aerobic gram-positive and gram-negative ophthalmic pathogens" (2)

API Furan 2 - contains Nitrofurazone and Furazolidone:
"Contains two furan compounds to combat a wide variety of gram-positive & gram-negative bacterial diseases..." (3)


(1) http://www.vetzavodzemun.com/producthem_e.php?id=46
(2) http://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed...rchiveid=18214
(3) http://www.apifishcare.com/Products/...x?ProductID=61

[MissLyss1024]

So Maracyn Plus is the best choice and Furan 2 second best. I don't want to order it online and have to wait but I may have to. Should I put him back in salt until the medicine arrives?

[callistra]

It's your call, because only you can know how fast it's moving.. if it's moving at an alarming rate I would not rely on meds in the mail, unless you pay for express overnight shipping or something. I would use what you can find.

[Basement Bettas]

pictures???????

[MissLyss1024]

He's worse today. It's still spreading quickly. He's lost all his color, is bloated, lethargic and breathing heavily. I keep checking expecting him to be dead. The pet store closed early today -_- Going again tomorrow. I checked the water parameters in all 3 tanks today and everything was fine. I'll try to post some pictures shortly.

[callistra]

Bloated? Meaning scales sticking out? If so...

Epsom salts - pure 100% magnesium sulfate with no dyes, perfumes or additives per the ingredients label. Predissolve them at a rate of 1 tsp per gallon and add slowly over the course of an hour to avoid shock.

You need Kanaplex or Maracyn Plus too.

[MissLyss1024]

No pineconing from what I can see. I did do an Epsom bath today. I have him in aq salt, can that be combined with Epsom?

[MissLyss1024]

Came home with the meds today and he was dead :( Any idea what it could've been? My fiancé said his gills looked strange but I didn't see them for myself. Thanks for all the help though.

[callistra]

I'm sorry you lost him :(

It's hard to say more than what I have without photos... sounds like a fast moving bacterial infection.