Best Antibiotics

Luke Schnabel · 04/29/2016, 07:58 PM

I've been reading and have come across many antibiotics all claiming to be the safest and best for my fish. I would like a little input on what everyone here on RC uses!

Any insight would be great! Thanks

Fish Everywhere · 04/29/2016, 09:16 PM

What are you aiming to treat? Do you need it to be reef safe or can it be dosed in a QT tank? Without this info, nobody can really give you the information you seem to be looking for.

pyithar · 04/30/2016, 03:14 AM

i use furan-2 because that's all i could find and it works. i've read maracyn 1&2 also work and are easy on fish but they're not available around here.

Luke Schnabel · 04/30/2016, 06:08 AM

I have all my fish in QT and it seems like one is starting fin rot. I would only dose in a QT. Thanks

Bent · 04/30/2016, 06:40 AM

There is no best. It depends on the bug and what it's sensitive to.

edolan · 04/30/2016, 07:18 PM

Furan 2 worked for me. Also improved diet and good water parameters. What I have read is that it depends on the bacteria you are fighting which there is no way to know unless you look under a microscope. So all you can really do is pick one and give it a try.

Bent · 05/01/2016, 06:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by edolan

Furan 2 worked for me. Also improved diet and good water parameters. What I have read is that it depends on the bacteria you are fighting which there is no way to know unless you look under a microscope. So all you can really do is pick one and give it a try.

Furan2 was effective because it treats gram negative bacterias. Most fish infections are gram negative. Furan 1 treats gram positive.

04/29/2016, 07:58 PM	#1
Luke Schnabel Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Canton. Ohio Posts: 288	Best Antibiotics I've been reading and have come across many antibiotics all claiming to be the safest and best for my fish. I would like a little input on what everyone here on RC uses! Any insight would be great! Thanks __________________ In wall 125 gallon display and 48g frag tank w/ 75gallon sump Apex Controlled, 2xMP40, 1 MP10, Ecotech M1 return, reef octopus x5000, 4x Ecotech Radion G2 with T5 supplament(Display), 2x AI Hydras (fr

04/29/2016, 09:16 PM	#2
Fish Everywhere Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Pennsylvania, United States Posts: 95	What are you aiming to treat? Do you need it to be reef safe or can it be dosed in a QT tank? Without this info, nobody can really give you the information you seem to be looking for. __________________ Future tank: 120 Gal SPS reef (48x24x24) Light: 8x54 ATI Sunpower, Flow: MP10, XF150, Skimmer: SRO 2000-INT -----------------------------------------------------------------------

04/30/2016, 03:14 AM	#3
pyithar Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: yangon,burma(myanmar) Posts: 1,786	i use furan-2 because that's all i could find and it works. i've read maracyn 1&2 also work and are easy on fish but they're not available around here. __________________ take it easy, pyithar Current Tank Info: 150G display, 50G sump, mixed reef

04/30/2016, 06:08 AM	#4
Luke Schnabel Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Canton. Ohio Posts: 288	I have all my fish in QT and it seems like one is starting fin rot. I would only dose in a QT. Thanks __________________ In wall 125 gallon display and 48g frag tank w/ 75gallon sump Apex Controlled, 2xMP40, 1 MP10, Ecotech M1 return, reef octopus x5000, 4x Ecotech Radion G2 with T5 supplament(Display), 2x AI Hydras (fr

04/30/2016, 06:40 AM	#5
Bent I got nothin' Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: The anals Posts: 6,420	There is no best. It depends on the bug and what it's sensitive to. __________________ Quitters never lose. [QUOTE=CStrickland]Who gets mad at a starfish?[/QUOTE] Current Tank Info: 75g DT, 30G refugium, 10g chaeto tank, 50g stock tank basement sump

04/30/2016, 07:18 PM	#6
edolan Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2016 Posts: 169	Furan 2 worked for me. Also improved diet and good water parameters. What I have read is that it depends on the bacteria you are fighting which there is no way to know unless you look under a microscope. So all you can really do is pick one and give it a try.