treating body fungus?

[hani]

my 75 g has a school of 30 rummy nose, i noticed some body fugues, i went a head and used API fungus cure which has acriflavine, half an hour later i was reading on the net and someone said it can kill plants,
so i called the company and they said it can kill sensitive plants !!!!
why on earth they did not say that on the box or the manual, .......so i id id @ 90 % wc, and i hope the plants survive.
by the way any one used the stuff? what should i use to treat body fungus that is safe for plants?
thanks

 

[pat w]

I like Pimafix and Melafix used together. I had an outbreak of fin and tail rot that almost wiped out a tank. The P&M one/two punch saved me. 100% natural and listed safe for plants.

Pat

 

[Biollante]

Were Any Plants Harmed?

Hi,

I am curious has anyone actually had a problem with Acriflavine and plants.

Acriflavine is easily removed via water change or carbon.

I currently use Acriflavine-MS to protect eggs from infection and have used Acriflavine (may have been a different brand) to treat fish in poor condition that were injured (I assume) during shipment.

I have never used it in the water column of a planted tank.

If no one has had any direct, (negative) experience with plants I may set up a test and see what happens.

My suspicion the “sensitive” plants would be bryophytes and/or perhaps plants sensitive to carbonate hardness.

I believe even API state that Pimafix (Clove oil) and Melafix (tea tree oil) are rather hit and miss treatments, when effective, fin-rot being something with high effectiveness, but when it is not, it really is not and some of the nasties even end up consuming the stuff.

Biollante

 

[hani]

thanks for reply,
the stuff was in my tank for i hour or so, i did not take a chance, i actually lost one fish with the water change, may be i will fined more dead tom....
am not going to treat, if they die , will........not sure what else to do........you cant catch them, the tank has a lot of wood and plants, plus there are 30 fish look the same......
API Pimafix after reading is snake oil.......i did not ty it , but i did try malefix in the past and it did nothing other tan making the water smell nice
hani

 

[pat w]

I believe even API state that Pimafix (Clove oil) and Melafix (tea tree oil) are rather hit and miss treatments, when effective, fin-rot being something with high effectiveness, but when it is not, it really is not and some of the nasties even end up consuming the stuff.

It did work for me in this one case and against a F&T rot that was tearing through my stock like a reaper through wheat. I'll be a little careful about using it in the future for any thing else.

Thanks for the heads up,
Pat

 

[SuperColey1]

I use pimafake and melafake in most instances where I see any fungus type growth. Melafake is antibacterial too and I spray it on my emersed setup (Stops the green and mould growing on the compost) and also on my greyhound (anti flea)

Easy to make:
Melafake = 500ml DI water + 1ml Cajeput Oil (Tea tree oil)
Pimaface = 500ml DI water + 1ml Pimento racemosa (bayleaf oil)

Dose as per the 'real' versions. (5ml per 50litres?)

1 week both together, second week just malfake.


For more serious outbreaks I use a 1:13 dilute of Formaldehyde 40%. Dose is 5ml per 10USG.

AC