Fish Flakes: Antibiotic
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Antibiotic I: Designed to primarily stop infections from gram-negative bacteria. We use our Freshwater Fish Flake Food for the base formula on this flake. It has added garlic. Feed this medicated fish food exclusively for 10 days.
Active ingredient: Kana mycin Sulfate. Now contains beta-glucan. It is water-soluble, so the Proper Feeding of Medi-cated Fish Food is a must-read. We recommend feeding our Prevent & Recover Fish Flake for 1 week after the medicated feeding is discontinued. For ornamental fish use only.
Antibiotic II: To complement our other antibiotic flake, this one attacks gram-positive bacteria. Since your nitrifying bacteria are also gram-positive, using medicated fish flake food is by far the best way to combat this type of bacteria. Feed this fish food exclusively for 10 days.
Active ingredient: Oxy tetracycline Hydro chloride. Also containing beta glucan for immune boosting. This is water-soluble, so the Proper Feeding of Medicated Fish Food is a must (See Article section of Tabs). We recommend feeding our Prevent & Recover Flake for 1 week after the medicated feeding is discontinued. For ornamental fish use only.
Packed in a Black Foil zip-lock bag, which will keep your food fresher for a longer time.
Inventory Last Updated: Dec 01, 2022
Antibiotic flake is one of my favorite additions to my personal food mix. I always make sure that I have added at least 1 pound after fully scrunching it up to match the size of my fish. It makes for an excellent addition.
Hi Tom, we're glad to like it, but be careful about feeding it on a regular basis. It is only good for treating specific bacterial illnesses and should not be used with healthy fish. If you do, it could backfire, creating even stronger bacteria that become resistant to antibiotics.
I have a hen that has had bumble foot for months. Many rounds of other antibiotics, debridements and foot care, nothing seemed to work. The bumbles on her foot grew so large like the size of marbles. She is healthy otherwise, laying well and not limping so I kept up with the care. Luckily I read Laura Cole’s blog about the medicated fish flakes. I ordered the product and hoped for the best. It did take a couple of weeks before the bumbles started to shrink. So happy I found this product!
My fish devour this food. Just wished I could get my kids to like taking medicine this much!
I read about this on a website about birds it was recommended for bumble foot so I’m trying it
It’s a great idea so far my goose isn’t to interested in it
The red antibiotic flake was liked immediately by both of my sick bettas one with dropsy, . The metroplex antiprotozoan one they didn't like but would take a bite if I soaked the flake first in seachem garlic guard.
Antibiotic flake is one of my favorite additions to my personal food mix. I always make sure that I have added at least 1 pound after fully scrunching it up to match the size of my fish. It makes for an excellent addition.
Hi Tom, we're glad to like it, but be careful about feeding it on a regular basis. It is only good for treating specific bacterial illnesses and should not be used with healthy fish. If you do, it could backfire, creating even stronger bacteria that become resistant to antibiotics.
I have a hen that has had bumble foot for months. Many rounds of other antibiotics, debridements and foot care, nothing seemed to work. The bumbles on her foot grew so large like the size of marbles. She is healthy otherwise, laying well and not limping so I kept up with the care. Luckily I read Laura Cole’s blog about the medicated fish flakes. I ordered the product and hoped for the best. It did take a couple of weeks before the bumbles started to shrink. So happy I found this product!
My fish devour this food. Just wished I could get my kids to like taking medicine this much!
I read about this on a website about birds it was recommended for bumble foot so I’m trying it
It’s a great idea so far my goose isn’t to interested in it
The red antibiotic flake was liked immediately by both of my sick bettas one with dropsy, . The metroplex antiprotozoan one they didn't like but would take a bite if I soaked the flake first in seachem garlic guard.
Don't be fooled into thinking a fish food is good just because fish readily eat it. Children prefer candy over broccoli, but it doesn't mean that candy is better for them. A taste preference can easily be acquired through hunger. Getting them to prefer foods that are also very good for them, is the trick. Even though it's not always needed, our way of getting them to develop a taste for a new food, works. It is described below.
Fish won't eat their new food? When switching to a new fish food, we highly recommend getting the fish very hungry. Often times, fish become accustomed to a particular fish food and will not eat another, no matter how good it is for them. When introducing a new food, we usually don't feed the fish for 24-48 hours, depending on the size of the fish, and then offer only one bite per fish (key to success). Remove food after 1 minute if uneaten. Do this every few hours. It may take several days, especially for larger fish that have become accustomed to other fish foods. Don't worry, fish can easily and safely go much longer than this without food. Allowing the food to sit uneaten in the tank for even a couple hours can turn them off to the food permanently. If you don't give in, this method works every time.
Using this technique, you can quickly get most fish to eat a new food like ravenous piranha without much effort. In fact, we have to be careful feeding, because they often jump out of the tank in their feeding frenzy. Watch some of our fish feeding in the below video. Keep in mind, they were first introduced to these fish foods using this technique.