Aquarium Aeromonas Fish Infection
Carlrs
TREATMENTS:
Treatments of Aeromonas in tropical freshwater aquariums include:
Pimafix AND Melafix (combined) but only for VERY MILD infections, especially mild wound infections (Melafix by itself is rarely effective on Aeromonas though since it is gram positive).
Nitrofurazone for more serious infections, which SHOULD be combined with Kanamycin for an even stronger combination treatment is generally my recommended default staring place for in tank or hospital tank treatment.
Best to use an already combined product such as AAP Spectrogram being a more synergistic combination of Kanamycin/Nitrofurazone and is easier to use and pharmaceutical grade too.
Neomycin is an excellent antibiotic when mixed with food that delivers medications internally to infections (although this is primarily a gram positive antibiotic, it is anaerobic in activity and it should be combined with a gram negative antibiotic such as Kanamycin for better results).
An alternative for Aeromonas infections is Doxycycline, which is the best, most wide spectrum product from the Tetracycline family
Triple Sulfa is also a medication worth considering, especially in cases of Septicemia (caused by Aeromonas or other pathogens).
Although not the strongest medication for serious cases of Aeromonas,
Triple Sulfa is often effective for the red streaks found in fins even
though the fish may be healing otherwise. A Triple Sulfa treatment for
red streaks is often boosted with the addition of a medicated bath using
Methylene Blue and salt with direct application of Methylene Blue to
the affected area immediately prior to the bath.
When Aeromonas is the primary cause of fin & tail rot,
your best choice is AAP Bettamax. This is a synergistic combination of
Nitrofurazone, Sulfas and more. This is an especially good choice for
long finned fish such as Bettas or guppies.
Another possible choice for Aeromonas that presents as fin & tail
rot is AAP Maracyn Plus which is a synergistic combination of
Sulfamethazine & Trimethoprim and can be an effective treatment.
HOWEVER, do NOT use use if fish have large wounds or are suffering from
septicemia as Trimethoprim can lower blood platelets and use can be
fatal in fish already suffering from such issues.
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*AAP Bettamax (synergistic Sulfa/Nitrofurazone combination)
*AAP Maracyn Plus
*AAP Nitrofurazone, Furan 2
*AAP Kanamycin/Kanaplex
*AAP Fin & Body Cure (Doxycycline)
*AAP Neoplex
*AAP Triple Sulfa
*AAP Pimafix
*AAP Melafix
*AAP Metronidazole
*AAP Cichlid Salt
*AAP Methylene Blue
*AAP Tetracycline