Betta Medicine Chest

[TurquoiseBetta]

Ok, so I was thinking of creating a Betta "Medicine Chest" with a bunch of things that are good preventatives for diseases and great to have when diseases strike. I don't have all of these yet, but what do you think of:

- BettaFix
- Betta Revive
- BettaMax

Is there any medicated food formulated especially for bettas? The kind I am using is much to big and Athena doesn't seem to have a liking for it....

Any other suggestions would be awesome! Thanks!

[Malvolti]

I've never used Betta Revive or BettaMax, I don't think the stores here even carry it.

I have tried BettaFix and it doesn't do anything. My fish recovered faster with just salt and water changes than with BettaFix added.

My Medicine Chest consists of:

-Aquarium Salt
-Epsom Salt
-Cloves of Garlic
-Maracyn
-Maracyn 2
-Jungle anti-fungal

The last three are reserved for only the toughest cases of disease. You really only need an Anti-bacterial (or 2 to cover gram-positive and gram-negative), an anti-fungal and an anti-parasitic. Salt should take care of almost everything though and Garlic is a good preventative for internal parasites.

[TurquoiseBetta]

Alright, thanks! I'll be going to PetCo on Sunday and I'll look for that stuff! ;)

[FallenMessiah]

Garlic?

[TurquoiseBetta]

I think Garlic because it boosts the immune system of fish and can help it fight off parasites and diseases.

[Malvolti]

Garlic is a natural anti-parasitic, it actually has lots of medicinal uses. Best thing is you can't over medicate with it. I prefer natural remedies to medicines where I can.

[Neelie]

aq salt (my fav)
anti fungal
methilyn blue
anti internal parasite