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marden
09/05/2005, 10:10 AM
Has anyone used primefix and melafix in a marine tank and if so what were the results?
bertoni
09/05/2005, 04:12 PM
[welcome]

I wouldn't use any medication in a display tank. The fish disease forum is probably a good place to check.
modemfox
09/05/2005, 05:08 PM
Thise are toxic to a saltwater fish anyway.
Randall_James
09/05/2005, 05:15 PM
Originally posted by modemfox
Thise are toxic to a saltwater fish anyway. Huh?? News to me
MelaFix is just a 1% Melaleuca solution (comes from the paperbark tree) and I think is a type of eucalyptus (sp?)
ShellBell
09/05/2005, 11:16 PM
Originally posted by modemfox
Thise are toxic to a saltwater fish anyway.

This is news to me also. I have used both, it didn't do any harm to my fish, but it didn't cure anything either. :D
Randall_James
09/05/2005, 11:33 PM
No, no fix I saw either, but the Melafix has a nice smell to it and makes your skimmer go berserk :D
Zodiac
09/06/2005, 01:39 AM
it works for minor scrapes... thats about it
tygger
09/20/2005, 10:06 AM
The description says it's safe for salt or fresh water.

Has anyone used either in their quarantine tank as an added precautionary measure?
Amphiprion
09/20/2005, 11:36 AM
I have used them in freshwater and saltwater. IME in SW, it does practically nothing-I didnt even notice it to heal minor scrapes. In FW, it is great (actually both are) and I have noticed that it does indeed heal bacterial and fungal infections. If you wait for the same to happen in saltwater, your fish will die before it "works." In SW, there is no substitute for a good broad spectrum antibiotic or antifungal-and of course, good water quality.