African ritteri on live aquaria

[cali9dub]

Please post what you do. It would help everybody. the FDA start to regulate Ciprofloxacin tighter and having experiences with another antibiotic would be helpful. Dosage and how successful you are would be a big help for other reefers.
You can start your own thread or added on to the one I have.

Agreed ! Share your methods to help ensure the success in keeping these beauties...well, at least getting them going after being shipped !! Thanks in advance !

 

[Pinkskunk]

Yes please do share what you know that has worked for you, it can save nems lives and headaches and pain and money and frustrations.....

 

[OrionN]

I don’t think we can get Cipro on line anymore other than with this prescription, I think. I never have to buy mine online.

 

[sarens]

I just bought some on line, coming from UK, agree with Minh, I don't think in USA or Canada you can buy (even on line) without a script, price wasn't horrible, but not $10 like it used to be

 

[FNGsaltwater]

I go to the local store and pick it up. It comes in 60 capsules. 500 mg ciprofloxacin or 250 cephalexin.

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[FNGsaltwater]

"Fish flox" for ciprofloxacin
"Fish flex" for cephalexin

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[FNGsaltwater]

Oh and I have "Fishbiotic" for cephalexin. I have used Cephalexin on a malu that someone dropped a rock on and tore half his tentacles off. He lost all his zooxanthellae but with gradual feedings, of small (like 1-3 spirolina brine) a day, his color came back fully after 3 months

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[sarens]

I go to the local store and pick it up. It comes in 60 capsules. 500 mg ciprofloxacin or 250 cephalexin.

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do you live in US? I was just at CVS, and pharmacist told me that in US he thinks you need a prescription (he was pretty young guy though)

-would be nice to just buy over the counter

 

[FNGsaltwater]

I live in the Midwest. Petco, CVS, Walgreens, etc., will not carry it. They have vets and Dr's who prescribe. It's not in their best interest. It's the industry as a whole. I grew up on A farm. A farmer...who needs anti biotic regularly WILL NOT call a vet for something they KNOW is wrong when they know it's minor. That being said, the local farm supply carries ALL antibiotics that people even take. It is just labeled "not for human consumption". I don't know if I can name the names of stores on here, but if I can and you need sample names of stores I surely will post. I'd gladly mail some to people in need as well.

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[OrionN]

Indiscriminate use of this antibiotic is a big problem. It is a broad spectrum antibiotic that bacterial develops resistant to easy. This antibiotic was added to chicken feed to keep chicken from dying when raised in high density condition. This practice was outlawed in the US but other countries continue to use it this way.
We can buy other antibiotic without prescription but not this one.

 

[BClute]

do you live in US? I was just at CVS, and pharmacist told me that in US he thinks you need a prescription (he was pretty young guy though)



-would be nice to just buy over the counter

Order it off Chewy.com


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[cali9dub]

What's the difference between using Cephalexin vs. Ciprofloxacin ? What are the advantages/disadvantages ? Can they be used in conjunction with each other? What about using Sulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim ? Thanks for any info regarding the uses of all these with regard to various anemone !!

 

[OrionN]

Cephalexin spectrum is different. More gram positive bacterial. Not what I expect to cover bacterial infection associated with water in HUMAN.

 

[cali9dub]

So Ciprofloxacin is for gram negative bacteria ?