Nitrofuracin Green? Safe/Unsafe?

td3025 · Feb 26, 2016

about a week ago I was at one of my lfs and the owner gave me a free sample of 2 doses of nitrofuracin green. He told me he uses this to treat every one of his fish for a majority of any of their illnesses and that it works great, just turns water green.

how accurate is his information? just wondering going forward + since I am dealing with an ich outbreak if it would give any of my fish relief for certain illnesses

Humblefish · Feb 26, 2016

Nitrofuracin Green Powder contains the following: Nitrofurazone, Sulfathiazole Sodium, Methylene Blue and sodium chloride.

It is an excellent antibiotic and healing agent. The latter being useful for ammonia burn, or cuts/injuries on a fish. However, there is nothing about it that is useful for treating ich ... unless the fish were to develop a secondary bacterial infection.

DeniseAndy · Feb 26, 2016

Careful with gobies. I treated two with MB and they went crazy and died. Very weird. I mean crazy jumping. I cannot be absolutely positive it was the MB, but I only treated with formalin and MB and I have had other gobies treated with formalin in past no issues. Could have been just them too as they were new.

Voltaire81 · Mar 1, 2016

Sorry to hijack, but Im currently treating fish with Nitrofuracin Green Powder.

I noticed during day 3 of TTM that the fish (bellus and wattanabei angels) were not swimming well and not eating. I tested the tank and had 0.25-0.5 Ammonia.

For the next transfer, I added Nitrofuracin Green Powder and followed directions that came with the powder (change 25% water daily).

Im now on day 4 of the treatment and fish are doing very well. Eating and swimming well.

Question is do I follow the instructions and continue to treat for 10 days - 6 more days to go? or can i stop?
I dont mind continuing at all, but obviously more convenient if I can stop.

@Humblefish