Title: Aquarium Medications Part 2 | Antibiotic & Antimicrobial Treatments
Headings: Aquarium Medications Part 2 | Antibiotic & Antimicrobial Treatments
Aquarium Medications Part 2 | Antibiotic & Antimicrobial Treatments
AQUARIUM MEDICATIONS & TREATMENTS INTRODUCTION (Home)
TRIPLE SULFA (Sulfamerazine, Sulfamethazine, Sulfathiazole) & Other Sulfa Based Medications:
Contraindications
TRIMETHOPRIM:
Contraindications
TETRACYCLINE HYDROCHLORIDE:
Contraindications
MINOCYCLINE:
Contraindications
QUININE SUFATE (As well as Chloroquine & Quinine Hydrochloride):
OXYTETRACYCLINE/ DOXYCYCLINE:
Contraindications
NITROFURAZONE:
Contraindications
NEOMYCIN SULFATE:
Contraindications
METRONIDAZOLE:
KANAMYCIN SULFATE;
CHLORAMPHENICOL:

Content: Streptococcus Eye Infection
Sulfa drugs arrest cell growth by inhibiting the synthesis of folic acid, a component required for growth by bacteria. Folic acid is a large molecule and is unable to enter bacterial cells, so the bacteria must synthesize the compound intracellularly. Animal cells are unable to synthesize folic acid and it must be provided in the diet. For this reason sulfa drugs are not toxic to animal cells. Sulfa drugs are among the oldest in the medicine, the first being a sulfonamide was trade named Prontosil dating back to experiments by Bayer in 1932. For aquatic use Sulfa are often maligned by many aquarists as not effective or out of date, yet in reality Triple Sulfa often will work where other antibiotics fail and sometimes with less side effects as well (this is not to say Sulfas do not have side effects as they are somewhat toxic, producing blood abnormalities and kidney damage when indiscriminately used). Sulfas also do not tend to be as sensitive to poor use (meaning not following the full treatment regimen). USE: A relatively broad spectrum antibacterial medication; for fin and tail rot, ulcerations, mouth fungus and clamped or collapsed fins, Columnaris (mild to moderate infections ONLY), and hemorrhagic septicemia (although not effective to Aeromonas infections of the gut).