r.d.m Posted January 2, 2006 Share Posted January 2, 2006 recently my male festae's eyes started bulging from his head ,iput him on a course of melafix for 7 days and now hes fine. yesterday i changed 20% of the water in my african tank and this morning all the fronnies have developed the same condition,the ring around the eye appears to be filled with fluid making the eyes stick out,the venustus pleco synodontus and bristlenose arnt affected,initially i thought popeye but i thought this was incurable, ive started them on melafix and i'm confident of a cure (as the festae responded so readily) anyone have any comments or ideas what this may be? im thinking maybe a parasite of some sort as my hands were in the festae's tank before the fronts,thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ged Posted January 2, 2006 Share Posted January 2, 2006 Popeye can have a number of underlying causes. These include poor water quality, bacterial, fungal or viral infection or even some parasites (Whitespot). To treat Popeye it is best to treat the cause of the problem and in your case I am unsure what it is. On the bright side Popeye will respond to Melafix or alternatively Pimafix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camo Posted January 2, 2006 Share Posted January 2, 2006 Hey RDM i had the same problem a while ago with a frontosa and people said it could be water and all that and i said so what is it if my water is fine because my water was spot on. Well all i done mate was a course of pimafix followed by a course of melafix and it has never returned. Let me know how it goes mate. Hope it goes well for you. Cheers Cameron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r.d.m Posted January 6, 2006 Author Share Posted January 6, 2006 pleased to report a complete cure on day five with "alternafix" ill complete the 7 day course then do their weekly water change-fronties say hi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huzzy Posted January 8, 2006 Share Posted January 8, 2006 What was the effects of Melafix? Did you notice any improvement at all? (im assuming alternafix is a seperate product?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Posted January 8, 2006 Share Posted January 8, 2006 Alternafix is DIY Melafix (Tea tree oil) slightly different tree. Click me for an article on SCP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leungie Posted January 8, 2006 Share Posted January 8, 2006 Alternafix is DIY Melafix (Tea tree oil) slightly different tree. Click me for an article on SCP ← May I ask where I can get this Tea Tree Oil (Melaleuca alternifolia) to make this 'altenafix'? I'm from Sydney. Thanks heaps, James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vwboy53 Posted January 8, 2006 Share Posted January 8, 2006 You can get it from supermarkets like Franklins, Woolworths and Coles. Or just visit your pharmacy. Its very cheap, and has 1001 uses Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Posted January 9, 2006 Share Posted January 9, 2006 just make sure you get pure stuff - some brands are mixed with "undisclosed" solvents. I use Thursday plantation brand with success. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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