Can I use fish antibiotics for swim bladder or disease prevention?

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How to use simple antibiotics, anti fungal and anti parasitic medicines like this azithromycin , doxycycline,Fluconazole and Metronidazole for fish diseases ?....And which medicine use in swimbladder disease ? ...And any medicine for after water change for preventive diseases ?....I have used always epsom salt /Rock salt after water change ?

Todd Cecil · Accepted Answer

Thanks for reaching out about your fish. It is good to remember that all these antibiotics are not absorbed systemically through the water, and placing these antibiotics in the water will likely damage your biological filter. Many, many things can cause swim bladder disease, few are bacterial in nature. Therefore antibiotics won't fix the problem. These medicines should only be used after a diagnosis or suspected diagnosis made. Using antibiotics indiscrimantly can create superbugs, with resistance to multiple antibiotics. Good luck.

Can I use fish antibiotics for swim bladder or disease prevention?

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