Does Melifix really work??

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the animal guy said:
Have you ever done the experiment with Melifix? I feel the fish will heal anyway but does Melifix really help in anyway to heal faster? I used it many times before but I dont see the difference in healing speed. Maybe too subtle of a difference that it doesnt matter?
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Prolly not.
RD. said:
A study was performed at the North Carolina State University, College of Veterinary Medicine, to assess the safety and efficacy of Melafix, an aquarium product produced by Mars Fishcare Incorporated. Studies were carried out on the goldfish (Carassius auratus), a freshwater species, and the false percula clownfish (Amphiprion ocellaris), a marine fish. Animals were monitored closely and evaluated microscopically after exposure to Melafix according to the label directions for a period of 28 days. Water-quality parameters were monitored on a daily basis. The use of Melafix on goldfish and clownfish appears to be safe as no adverse effects were noted during the experimental period. The results also showed that Melafix has no effect on the water-quality parameters tested. In vitro efficacy studies were conducted by determining the minimum inhibitory concentration and minimum bactericidal concentration of Melafix on various pathogens. The study revealed that Melafix had no significant bactericidal or inhibitory effect on any of the pathogens tested. This observation suggests that anecdotal benefits of Melafix are not owing to antibacterial activity. This topic requires further research and possibly an in vivo study.
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If you read the initial link posted by kittie kat, I have never said that Melafix (the retail formula) is useless. I think by and large it is for many diseases, but I would never say never. At least not for every issue.
 
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Used to mix this stuff with acriflavine to treat incoming fish. Acriflavine was for protozoans and some bacterial but the melafix was used solely to soothe their wounds and help with secondary infections. Never knew if Melafix actually did anything but this was the mix I used and had great success with it back in the day. Now I have use a different set of meds. Btw: anyone know why acriflavine is no longer sold? It used to work great
 
Melafix is useless in my opinion because anything it can do, something else can do better and safer.
 
Not that I am disagreeing, squint, but the difference is that Melafix can be sourced immediately at almost every LFS, in almost all points on the planet. One cannot say the same about most medications. In some parts of the world one cannot even source metronidazole without a prescription. So while it might be useless to you personally, others may still find it useful for certain applications.
 
It's more likely to harm your fish than help so if I had no other choice I would choose to do nothing.
 
I personally haven't used it in years, clean water and a dose of kosher salt is probably just as good or better for minor scrapes and abrasions. For everything else, best to use real meds with a proven track record.
 
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