There is a lot of information, sources, and opinions about the use of antibiotics marketed and sold for fish. This blog serves as an information source with compiled information of different opinions and experiences with fish antibiotics. There are dozens of antibiotics such as Fish Mox, Fish Zole, and Fish Flex sold OTC for fish and aquarium use.
Some people swear by using antibiotics like Fish Mox for human use or other pet use. Others say that they shouldn’t be used at all. We want to give people a forum to discuss and share their experiences with each other so that you can decide for yourself what works best for you.
This website does not serve as a medical resource and is not certified or qualified to give any medical advice or opinions. This website is an information resource and forum for people to share their experiences and information about fish and pet antibiotics and human antibiotics and consumption of antibiotics.
Below is a list of different Fish Antibiotics
- Fish Mox – Amoxicillin 250 mg
- Fish Mox forte - Amoxicillin 500 mg
- Fish Zole – Metronidazole
- Fish Zole Forte - Metronidazole
- Fish Flex – Cephalexin
- Fish Flex Forte – Cephalexin
- Fish Cillin – Ampicillin
- Fish Cycline – Tetracycline
- Fish Cycline Forte – Tetracycline
- Bird Biotic – Doxycycline
- Fish Pen – Penicillin
- Fish Pen Forte – Penicillin
- Fish Fungus
- Fish Flox – Ciprofloxacin
- Fish Flox Forte
- Fish Tapes
- Fish Mycin -
- Fish Sulfa Forte
Fish, Pet or Human consumption? If the ingredients is identical, and the grade is pharmaceutical, and the drug is safe for the specific consumer, used with the correct dosage either for; fish, pet, human, the drug should be safe. I would not want to give my pets less than pharmaceutical grade drugs, and mot pet antibiotics prescriptions can be filled at Giant grocery store, the same place I have my prescriptions filled.
Salt water fish and Koi can be a very expensive investment, therefore it would make sense that pharmaceutical grade antibiotics would be used to treat the fish. However, I would have to know as a fact, that the grade of drug is pharmaceutical, with no inert ingredients, or caustic to pets or humans.
so assuming there is no pharmacy available and it is this or die what’s to discuss…….. today with Walgreen around the corner almost everywhere not so much….. a little common sense will go a long way in any situation.
Purity for animals is usually greater than for humans; in other words, it’s better with a longer shelf life. From what I’ve read, equine is especially pure. To say you want to give your pet pharma grade means a lesser quality. They are seeking a way to plug this loophole.