If you are using more than one medication mix the medications together, then use just a “smidgen” of the mixture. Then add just a “smidgen” (roughly 1/16 teaspoon, a 1% to 2% addition) of medication to the mud. ![]() If it gets too watery just add more food. Add hot water/gelatin until you get a paste like consistency. Take two tablespoons of dry commercial fish food (pellets or flake) and mix it with just a little of the hot water/ gelatin mixture. Then blend two grams of plain animal derived gelatin (Knox gelatin, 1/4th packet) into the hot solution with vigorous stirring. Heat 1/4 cup water (two ounces or 58 milliliters, not a lot) in the microwave. This controversial topic is covered in the following link: 12.5. ![]() Many believe (and the instructions on the antibiotics say!) that antibiotics need to be added to the water. These medications need to be obtained over the internet as local stores have gone over to 100% high profit margin “Natural” medications which are completely ineffective.īacterial infections are most effectively treated with antibiotics in the food. It should be treated with broad spectrum antibiotics (Midland Vet Service Aqua-Mox, VetDepot Amoxicillin, Fishbiotic Ampicillin, Mardel Maracyn 2, SeaChem KanaPlex, API Fin And Body Cure). Many people mistakenly think this is caused by fungus. This is most often gram-negative bacteria (columnaris, aeromonas, etc.). Names for this disease include cotton-mouth, mouth fungus, and flexibacter. Advanced cases get very ugly and the fish can’t eat. As the disease advances it produces toxins that erode the lips of the fish. Mouth rot is a patch of white stuff on a fish’s lips.
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