Fuscidic acid for Ich

[takayan]

I found a document that Fuscidic acid and quinine can be medication for Ich. Does someone try this treatment?

http://www.ultimatereef.com/articles/whitespot/

 

[dynamixone]

what do they mean by dye based meds?

 

[takayan]

I missed that part.

 

[billsreef]

Well, Fuscidic acid is an antibiotic that is only useful for gram postive bacteria. So no reason to even think it would be useful for a protozoan like ich, and gram positive bacterial infections in fish are quite rare. There is also a lack of any references for it's use as a antiprotozal. The quinine at least is a known antiprotozal with some known and proven uses in treating fish diseases, however, it's not known to be particularly effective for ich. This brings us right back to using the known and well documented treatments such as copper and hypo.