preventing sickness

[WorldNation]

would using medication when fish arent sick, help prevent infection?

would using MelaFix help in doing this?

[Gir]

IMO, no. Adding most medications decreases the oxygen in the water causing stress to the fish. Plus it makes your tank look bad :P

Proper care and adding a minor amount of salt to your tank should insure healthy fish

[SGypsyMermaid]

Proper care and adding a minor amount of salt to your tank should insure healthy fish

i agree with gir--good tank husbandry is the best way to prevent infection.

[Overawed]

Yep, and if you don't have good husbandry, make sure you give them plenty of hiding spaces.

Oh, frequent small water changes help out tremendously.

[SGypsyMermaid]

Yep, and if you don't have good husbandry, make sure you give them plenty of hiding spaces.

Oh, frequent small water changes help out tremendously.

HUNH? did i miss something, here? :confused:

[WorldNation]

i think he had thw wrong thread :lol:

[SGypsyMermaid]

nahh--i think he was making a joke, but forgot the 'smilies'.

[Overawed]

I don't know what I was doing. Sorry.

I think I was confused.

[SGypsyMermaid]

tsk, tsk...drunk again...

[Paul C.]

I would also think that your fish would develop some sort of immunity to the meds. making them useless in times of real need. Just a thought.