Black Spots

[wartooth]

Melafix smells like tee tree oil, a natural aniceptic that comes from the tree with the same name , i believe from Australia. I have never had a problem with it, i did read where someone over dosed with it so i usually go slightly less than recommended dose (I guess that is possiably the reason it improved so much but took so long to eradicate it LOL I just dont like using meds and am always afraid of over medicating.) I also figured since the fish did not seem to be suffering from it or damaged that it was not as urgent and there for not a problem if i had to treat lightly once a month two or 3 times compared to heavier full dose once. It also said on the bottle that melafix and pimafix can be used together at the same time (different tree oils are not supposed to interact or over medicate when used together) Pimafix is their anti fungal treatment, melafix is the anti bacterial treatment. I just also use melafix for minor fungal infections as well because of my prior experience using it around the farm as a anti fungal. It (tee tree oil) is even used for humans for things such as atheletes foot fungas and toe nail fungus even ring worm, works good (I had itchy toes once LOL)

Yup. That's the stuff. I have almost a full bottle. I used it for couple of other fish before in the hospital tank. It helped speed up the healing of their fin nips. I'm familiar with tea tree oil. I've used it too. However, after a couple of days in the tank, in my experience, it started to smell like Raid. But thanks again for the suggestion. It sounds promising. I'll read the bottle again when I get home, but are you supposed to turn off the uv sterilzer while using it? Because some other meds, such as PraziPro say to turn off the uv sterilzer during treatment.

 

[mike dunagan]

I have had this black before as well. I was told it is from the diet of these fish and it is harmless. It went away when I switched food.

 

[ryanc2106]

On my sunshine peacock i just notice it now has black spots ...1 of my obs does to but thats how his coloring is ...

and currently my comunity tank is still undergoing the last steps of treatment ( pimafix and aqurium salt...) from when my female ob had fungus last weeks and died in the HT tank..

so the black spots are harmless?

 

[mike dunagan]

IF it is not on their eyes....

Bruises on fish are black too! if you get large ones once in awhile... In case someone's fish gets them...