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We all know the complications that can happen when you take a betta into your home. Most betta pet owners do not keep their bettas in large tanks and many times, the medications only give dosage instructions for 10 gallons or more. We hope this page can help you understand what each medication can do for your betta as well as how to properly medicate your betta.



Maracyn:
Broad-spectrum, nontoxic antibiotic tablets for infections of body fungus (grayish-white material covering mouth; may spread to fins, tail, and body), fin and tail rot, popeye, gill disease, and secondary infections in freshwater aquariums. No water changes, pH, or temperature adjustments necessary if readings are in ideal range.

1 Gallon Dosage:
Do 100% water change. Dissolve 1 tablet in 10 teaspoons of water. Add 1 teaspoon of concentrate per gallon. Add 1 teaspoon daily of the concentrate mixture.

Manufacturer: Mardel Labs



Maracyn-Two:
Broad-spectrum, nontoxic antibiotic tablets for infections of fin and tail rot, popeye, gill disease, dropsy, septicemia, secondary and internal infections. Effective even when fish won't eat in freshwater aquariums. No water changes, pH, or temperature adjustments necessary if readings are in ideal range.

1 Gallon Dosage:
For one round, dissolve one tablet into 10 teaspoons of water. For first day, add 2 teaspoons of concentrated mixture per 1 gallon of water. For days 2-5, add 1 teaspoon of the concentrate per 1 gallon of water.

Manufacturer: Mardel Labs



Tetracycline:
A broad spectrum gram negative antibiotic tablet for preventing and treating common bacterial fish diseases such as fin and tail rot, popeye, gill disease, and secondary infections.

1 Gallon Dosage:
Dissolve 1 tablet in 10 teaspoons of water. Add 1 teaspoon of concentrate daily.

Manufacturer: Mardel Labs



Jungle Fungus Eliminator:
An effective anti-protozoan, antibacterial treatment that is highly effective against a wide variety of diseases like fungus, gray slime, dropsy, open sores, bloody spots and streaks, fin and tail rot, cloudy eyes and swim bladder disease.

1 Gallon Dosage:
Do 100% water change before using medication. Use 1/4 teaspoon per gallon. For 5 gallons, use 1 teaspoon as recommended by the bottle. Wait 4 days for moderately ill fish and 3 days for extremely ill fish to repeat the dosage.

Manufacturer: Jungle Labs



Jungle Fungus Clear:
Fast dissolving pre-measured tablets used to treat fungus, fin and tail rot, septicemia, clamped fins and dropsy.

1 Gallon Dosage:
Dissolve 1 tablet in 10 tablespoons of water. Add 1 tablespoon of concentrate mixture to 1 gallon. Wait four days until you do a second dosage. If you must do a second dose: Change 25% of the water and repeat dosage.

Manufacturer: Jungle Labs



Maroxy:
A colorless medication used to treat true fungus, bacterial disease. Also protects eggs from fungal infection.

1 Gallon Dosage:
1 drop per gallon

Manufacturer: Mardel Labs



Aquari-Sol:
Easy to use liquid medication that prevents and cures ick (ichthyophthirius) velvet and protozoan disease.

1 Gallon Dosage:
2 drops per gallon daily until illness is gone. With ick, raise temp of tank/bowl to 85 degrees Fahrenheit if possible.

Manufacturer: Aquarium Products



Maracide:
Concentrated drops for use against ick, trichodina, chilodinella and related parasites.

1 Gallon Dosage:
One drop per gallon for 5 days or until parasitic symptoms are gone.

Manufacturer: Mardel Labs



Jungle Ick Guard:
Clears ick, also guards against secondary infections as a result of wounds left by the ick parasite. No need to raise the water temperature. Use Ick Guard II on small, weak or fish with missing scales.

1 Gallon Dosage:
Squirt 1 teaspoon of JIG into 10 teaspoons of water. Add 1 teaspoon per gallon of water. After day 1 dosage, change 25% of the water and repeat dosage daily until ick is gone.

Manufacturer: Jungle Labs



Jungle Ick Guard II:

Clears ick for scaleless, small, or weak fish. Also guards against secondary infections as a result of wounds left by the ick parasite. No need to raise the water temperature.

1 Gallon Dosage:
Squirt 1 teaspoon of JIGII into 10 teaspoons of water. Add 1 teaspoon per gallon of water. After day 1 dosage, change 25% of the water and repeat dosage daily until ick is gone.


Manufacturer: Jungle Labs



Dip-A-Way:
A disinfectant for fresh and marine fish as well as a dip treatment and prevention of bacterial, fungal and parasitic diseases on aquarium fish.

Dosage: 1 tablespoon of dip to 8 ounces of fresh fish-safe water. Use when receiving new fish (as a preventative) and when disease occurs (as a control). To control infections on fish, dip the fish daily until results are obtained.

Manufacturer: Aquatronics

joycey1221

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Lucy

Before using Melafix and Pimafix on labyrinth fish, please read this warning.

ALL BETTA OWNERS READ!!!!! MELAFIX ALERT!!!!!! READ!!!! READ!!!! DANGER!!!!

chickadee

Please do not use Melafix or Pimafix or Bettafix on any Labyrinth organ fish. While I hesitate to come right out and say they kill fish for legal reasons, I do have personal experience with a fish who experienced the symptoms and death after using the products and it was not pleasant and I personally will never use these products on any tank that includes any fish with a labyrinth organ in my home again.

This is not a pleasant death for them and even if it is not caused by the medication the coincedence was so strong that it happened with another member's fish at the same time with the same type of symptoms.

Fish having labyrinth organs include but are not limited to:

Bettas, Gouramis, Perch, Pencilfish, Combtails, Ctenopoma, Paradisefish.

Thank you for caring.

Rose

joycey1221

Thank you for the info

ara

Sorry, I didn't know about Melafix and Pimafix. I corrected everything.

COBettaCouple

I've noticed that Melafix really bothers Stacy so people with asthma or other breathing issues will want to see how they react to it if they use it on non-anabantoids.