By Jamie Boyle
In todays market there are literally tons of goldfish medications available for the consumer to choose from to treat their fish for illnesses and disease. The question is where do we look, on the internet, at a pet store and overall which type of fish treatment medication do we buy.
As we all know, you can find cheaper prices on a variety of different products that you are looking for right on the Internet. The Internet would be your best spot to go when shopping for fish medications which will save you money at the same time.
Here’s a list of fish medications on the market to treat your goldfish for illnesses, diseases and parasites:
Kordon Aquarium Rid Ich Preventative
Kordon Aquarium Rid Ich Disease Treatment helps treat fish for many external parasites including ich and fungus on fish. A very effective fish medication for treatment of diseases.
Aquarium Pharmaceuticals Mela Fix
Aquarium Pharmaceuticals Melafix is an antibacterial remedy that promotes healing and regrowth for damaged fins and tissue. Melafix treats fin and tail rot, ulcers and cloudy eye.
Aquarium Pharmaceuticals PimaFix
Aquarium Pharmaceuticals Pimafix used in combination with Melafix is very effective against fish diseases and known to enhance treatment and results. Pimafix is effective against internal and external bacterial infections.
Copper safe is used for treatment of ich (white spot disease), velvet ( yellow-white spots, loss of color) and other external parasites. When treating with Cooper Safe use 5ml (1 teaspoon) for every 4 gallons of water. Treatment lasts for one month.
Lifeguard Freshwater All-In-One Treatment treats a variety of fish diseases including bacterial, fungal, viral and parasitic. Liguard is also an effective treatment against fungus and ick. Each 1/4 tablet treats 2.5 US gallons. Manufactured by Jungle Laboratories Corporation.
MarOxy from Mardel Labs is an effective treatment against fungal and bacterial infections. Also helps in controlling fungus from attacking fish eggs.
Liquid fish medication used effectively to get rid of ick, trichodina, chilodinella and related parasites. When treating fish with Maracide From Mardel Labs make sure to shake bottle well before use. Can be used without taking plants out of your aquarium. Use 2 capfuls per 10 gallons of water.
Used to treat against fungal diseases on fish. Maracyn also treats body fungus (Columnaris), fin and tail rot, popeye, gill disease and secondary infections. This fish medication does not discolour the water and does not disturb the biological filter. Use 1 tablet per every 10 gallons of water.
Mardel Maracyn-Two is an antibiotic used effectively against internal and external bacterial infections. This fish medication treats the following: Popeye, gill disease, fin and tail rot, dropsy, septicemia, secondary and internal infections. Maracyn-Two comes in both tablet and powder form. Very effective treatment against fish diseases as well as Maracyn Plus® Biospheres AntiBacteria Therapy from Mardel
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Methylene Blue is manufactured by Kordon which which helps control and prevent goldfish diseases from occuring. Methylene Blue treats fungal infections found on fish as well as prevents fungus from forming on fish eggs after breeding.
These above fish medications are sure to help get your fish health back to normal. The only other suggestion is to make sure you properly diagnose your fish illness or disease correctly. If you don’t and you begin treating your fish for the wrong sickness, disease or parasites your treatment will be ineffective. So first diagnose then begin treatment and your fish will recover soon with proper medication.
Here are a variety of places that you can go to purchase fish medications, fish supplies and other pet supplies at discount prices:
Petsmart is an online pet store that carry a wide variety of fish medications for all your fish health care needs. They carry medications for treatment of ich, parasites, bacterial infections, fungus and much more.
1-800 Pet Meds is another great source for all kinds of pet supplies. They offer a wide variety of prescription and non-prescription pet medications
Lets just hope that you don’t need to come to these measures and your fish stay healthy and disease free. We can hope, but sooner or later your fish will become sick or ill and you will need to know how to treat your fish and what goldfish medications should you use to treat various diseases and parasites. Maintenance and proper care is the best way to prevent your fish from becoming sick. Make sure you keep up with it or your fish may suffer because of it.
Sincerely,
Jamie Boyle
The Goldfish Guy
13 replies on “Goldfish Medication Treatments For Illnesses, Diseases and Parasites”
Nothing about medication and treatment, but I have had good luck with my current gold fish now for about 3 years, and I have a black moore. I have one question though. I bought him when I first got the tank and it is my oldest and biggest fish. My problem is that it isn’t black anymore and slowly went from black to the typical orange. Is this normal with age? What causes this?
Thanks,
James R.
Yes seeing black mooors change in colour is completely normal. What happens with age their pure black colour can basically fade or become orange metallic in colour. This can happen due to genetics. For example in koi they only show their true colours at 2 years of age. So the same can be for blackmoors as well. How they were bred, the parents that were chosen, the water quality etc.. all play a part. I know I find the smaller black moors are the darker or jet black they are. I find as they grow under the belly region is where it fades to a orange metallic colour. I know people can try and feed their goldfish colour enhancing food to help presrve thier bright colours, that may help. Other times they can change to an orange colour completely. Gentics play a major part for example to develop purebred koi kohakus, breeding needs to be done right in order to get the proper colouration.
Most people often like to see their blackmoors stay black but you might like the uniqueness that your fish brings. Regardless this is normal and certain colour enhancing foods that contain certain additives can help with colouration of owners goldfish.
How large is your black moor? Is it all orange now?
Sincerely,
Jamie Boyle
The Goldfish Guy
I stand corrected… it isn’t my largest. It’s my second largest @ almoat 6 inches. here are some pictures…
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Hi, Please can you help me I amv ery worried about my coldwater fish, 8 in total, 1 blackmoor which I think has 'ICH', white patches on his side. 2 x goldfish, 2 x red & white comets,one of these picks on the other fish,he terrorises the fantail & the Veil tail, do I take him out. Also 1 yellow comet.
The orange fantail, 1 goldy and the yellow comet have tatty & bloody tails, is this fin & tail rot.
I am an amature, back last year I started with A 14LITRE Tank, everything was fine.
just before xmas I got a 95 litre tank, set it up left it a couple of wks as instructed, tested the water, perfect said the aquarium shop, then put in 4original fish waited 2 weeks as instructed again and put in some new fish, waited a 2 weeks before doing a water change again as per instructions, now in the last week things seem to be going wrong and fish have problem, i don't want to hurt them im very worried what do you recommend me to use to help them, can I use a product for both problems at the same time if so which one please help.
thank you
Wisebrook
Hi Wisebrook,
You seem to be having several fish diseases all at the same time. You have ich, fin and tail rot and bloody streaks on fins.
For treatment you will need to use
Kordon Aquarium Rid Ich Preventative to treat ich. It should treat fin and tail rot as well if it doesn’t you will then need to use Mardel Maracyn-Two. Maracyn-Two is recommended for the treatment of Popeye, gill disease, fin rot and tail rot, dropsy (swollen body, protruding scales), Septicemia (bleeding or red streaks on body), secondary and internal infections. All suspected bacterial infections should be treated immediately.
These two fish medications above should to the trick. What I will mention again is to check your water quality as goldfish diseases, bacterial infections and parasites are usually brought on by poor water quality. Make sure you test your water quality to make sure.
You can Shop at PetSmart.com for fish medications and other pet supplies shipped right to your door. They’ have some great prices on fish medications to and carry Kordon Aquarium Rid Ich Preventative and Mardel Maracyn-Two as well.
If you need anymore help please feel free to contact me anytime. I hope your goldfish get better soon.
Sincerely,
Jamie Boyle
The Goldfish Guy
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hi my gold fish has a scar and also gone tilted and not swiming .Please suggest.
Although i'm not a beginner i enjoy reading. Thanks for sharing.
Hi. I treated my two goldfish with methylene blue (because I thought one of them had a fungus on the mouth–it looked like it was fusing shut), and the one who was healthiest is now suffering from bad fin and tail rot. I don't believe it actually has "the rot", but I used this to mean that the fin and tail are shredded in appearance. Obviously, he can't swim well. Now, he just rests at the bottom of the tank. Also, his lower half of the body is discolored (now its whitish). What happened? Could the methylene blue have caused this? What did I do wrong? Thanks for your help.
I purchased two butterfly koi 3" from a water garden and now two weeks later, fish are dying and laying on the bottom of pond. I've tried to purchase prazi but no one local has it, and I'm desperate. So I went back to the same place I bought the two fish and they sold me jungle pond parasite cure. Well it's got trichlorfon in it and it's killed four fish this morning, which were baby goldfish. The big koi 11 of them have red on them and so do the goldfish. No signs of ich or any visible parasites. The gold fish are separated from the koi, one on one end of pond and the other on the other end. It's not looking good. None of the pet stores carry prazi and petsmart doesnt have size big enough to treat 2100 gal pond. Water is crystal clear, no ammonia, no nitrate, nitrite, ph is good. Water is fine, it was those two little fish of which I can't find one of them, it must be sick hiding somewhere. Any help would be appreciated, thanks Bob H
hello there friend i was looking for a solution for my gold fish and happen to come accross to this blog.
i have just recently brought some gold fish (7) from a local breeder and the all the fish happen to be pooping or releasing these long white strands at least 5cm long that just float around the aquarium im not to sure what is going on i heard its bad stomach and that but hey dont really seem to be eating.. other than that they look very healthy in appearence but just these long white strands are very very disturbing. please if you can help me …
Hi I have around 30 goldfishes "comets" and the pond is 3m x 4m x 35cm and my fish keeps dying. I think it is Dropsy but I don't know exactly. So how can I treat this problem? In the internet says to use salt but I don't know.
Hi I have around 30 goldfishes "comets" and the pond is 3m x 4m x 35cm and my fish keeps dying. I think it is Dropsy but I don't know exactly. So how can I treat this problem? In the internet says to use salt but I don't know.
Hi there. My blackmoor that i've now put in a hospital tank on his own has a strange white protrusion coming out his side. It almost looks like a pebble is caught under there. Thought maybe anchor worm but can't see any evidence of it. Fish is eating but lethargic and clearly struggling. Had some fungus on tail also but treating with a multi cure that seems to have solved that. Suggestions? I'm not sure what to do.