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My cardinals have a case of fungus on their tails again. Last time I used a med by jungle labs since my cories had a bad case too and it treated it up nicely. The cardinals have it again but it is a minor case so I want to use pimafix this time. I temporarily have 3 clownloaches that are all an inch in my tank. It says it is safe for clown loaches right on the bottle of the Pimafix. I read another article in another thread that melafix and pimafix had killed a persons clown loaches. I was just wondering personal experiences with this. I think they will be okay if I only use half a dose.

Hi,

No experience with clown loaches, but I have used melafix with another type of botia with no harm whatsoever. If you're still wary use 1/2 or 3/4 dose every other day rather than full dose every day. Should still work just fine. Like any medication, it will do far more harm than good if you overdose. Good luck

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Back in the saddle!

I think i will try that since it is only a few cardinals that have it.

it was in my thread about my skinny clown loach.

i looked for further problems with using mela and primafix meds and loaches and couldn't find any thing.

i won't discount it completely but i do think Clown loaches have differing reactions to meds, some people use nothing other people use allsorts of meds.

I know its not much help! i think it is just trial and error.

aside from melafix and prima fix i use something else called mxyazin by waterlife, they are the only meds i have ever used on my clowns, i have had no ill effects.

GFG

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Pimafix is totally safe for scaleless fish including clowns, no worries. You can dose it but more importantly I would look for the cause of illness so you can correct it and prevent the disease from returning. I hate to be a bit of a fanatic but a healthy tank almost always has healthy fish so i think it's really important to take a look at what else is going on in there. Could you tell us a bit more about your tank?

This is from the sticky at the top of the forum:

ENVIRONMENTAL DATA

Water Parameters
There are many things in a fish tank that can cause a fish to appear sick, when natural toxins or water chemistry are not just right.

Ammonia:
Nitrite (note the “I&#8221:
Nitrate (note the “A):
pH:
Temp:

If you do not have one or more of these, please take a bag of water to the fish store and ask them to test it for you. Most will do this for free. If not, try another store. Make sure you write them down so we can review the numbers with you.

Tank Information

Tank Size (gallons and dimensions if known (20 gal long versus regular 20 or 20 gal high):
Stock List (Quantity/Species):
Fish size for larger fish (a 5 inch angel or a 9 inch oscar has a different effect on water parameters than a half-dollar size angle or a 3 inch oscar).
Filtration (ex: Penguin 330, Whisper 40, Fluval 204, etc).

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Additives
Tell us what you add to your tank or replacement water like conditioners to remove chlorine/chloramine, fertilizers for plants, aquarium salt, pH adjusters, etc. Describe for us how often you use and how much.

INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR SICK FISH

Be as descriptive as you can and provide pics, if possible (see the post about how to add pictures at the top of the hospital forum).

We not only need detailed information about what you see ON the fish, we need to know about it’s behavior. This does not attempt to capture everything, but gives you some ideas on how to present what you are seeing. Don’t limit yourself to what is here.

Examples of some physical attributes
Pale, darker, grey fuzz/white fuzz/off-white fuzz, grey slimey film, blue haze, gold dusting, salt grains/spots, blood bordered white area, ulcer, pustule/boil, cloudy eyes, protruding eye, eroding fin, etc.

Examples of some behaviors
Lethargic, rapid breathing, sits on the bottom, hangs out at the top with head down (or head up), darting in a spiral fashion, swimming slowly without orientation, choking, flicking against objects in the tank or gravel