Esha 2000 Fungus, Finrot and Bacteria Treatment 20ml - Packaging May Vary

Only a three day treatment and I use it for quarantined fish and does the job.

I bought this on the recommendation of a fishkeeping forum as it looked like a couple of my harlequin rasboras had a nasty bacterial disease called columnaris, and I was told that although it is difficult to treat, eSHa 2000 can sometimes be effective. After a few deaths, no more fish showed any symptoms so it looks like it wasn't columnaris after all. I treated the tank with this stuff anyway just to be safe. I can't really comment on how effective it was as it was just a precautionary measure. Couple of things to mention - firstly, you need to count a lot of drops. It's a 3 day course of treatment, 25 drops on the first day, 12 drops on days 2 and 3. This is based on a 100 litre tank. Mine is 240 litres, so I found myself having to count 60 drops on the first day! Sencondly, it temporarily turns your tank water bright green. This isn't really a major problem as it clears after a couple of hours, but it's quite a surprise if you're not expecting it!EDIT: I have now "used it in anger", so to speak, and I'm impressed! My dwarf gourami has a wound which seems a little reluctant to heal. I had previously tried using Melafix with only limited success. The other day I noticed that the wound was beginning to grow fungus, so I tried a dose of eSHa 2000. Within 12 hours of the first dose, the fungus had completely disappeared! Having continued treatment for the full 3 days, I think the wound is finally beginning to heal. I will continue treatment for a couple more days (the instructions say it is safe to do so if necessary), and see what happens.

I have to admit that I wasn't sure about using this when I ordered it. I keep puffer fish and so I have to be careful what products I use with them, especially any product that has copper as an ingredient. I'd lost 2 freshwater puffer fish to a fungal infection and I tried using Melafix and Pimafix to no avail. So when my other puffer developed a fungal infection I looked for something different to what I had been using. A friend recommended eSHa 2000 and I reluctantly bought it thinking if I do nothing, the puffer will die. And I figured if this killed my puffer, then that was a chance I was going to have to take. I used the product as stated in the directions and the fungus did go away and my puffer did not die and I'm happy to say that the skin is growing back over the spot where the fungus was. I wish I'd discovered this product a long time ago to save my other two puffers that died. Really good product, definitely something I'll always have on hand now.

I’ve read that this is good for a multitude of diseases but it did not work on popeye/ cloud eye. That said, I’ve used this before on fin rot and it worked on that so maybe the fish is too far gone?

This arrived on time and it's what I always use for my aquariums..I can't send photos as my cellphone camera isn't working properly po sorry..

Wouldn't be without Esha products for my 6 nano aquariums (75 litre down to a 12 litre snail/shrimp one). Other products have proven too harsh for some of my fish (espei rasbora, norman's lampeye, rosy loach, rummynose tetra etc) or not as effective in hard water - yes water parameters can make a difference to fish medication effectiveness with Esha seeming much better for use in hard water while being gentle enough for small fish.Another plus it's that many of the product range can be used in conjunction (read the instructions and look online at the extended product information) with other Esha products which has made treating fish in quarantine much easier especially when I'm not certain what the problem is and am unwilling to risk losing fish waiting for symptoms to worsen).And yes, quarantine, whether you got your fish from a shop, online or from another fish keeper. Whether it's one fish or ten Even though setting up a tank can be a pain, it's not as much of a pain as losing a whole tank of fish/shrimp.Most of the range that I use (gdex, 2000, Exit, Optima) can be safely used with shrimp and smalls, again, check the enclosed leaflet and check online (updated info may not have made it to the box you bought).Will it always work? No. Has it worked for me? More times than it hasn't. Accurate diagnosis is a real problem for hobbyists. No access to a lab, microscope and the myriad other resources I would give my eyeteeth for so I rely on my own experience (minimal) and on that of other fish keepers. And that microscope it's on my wish list, seriously!So would I recommend Esha 2000? Based on my experience. If you are keeping nano fish in hard water with snails and neocaridina shrimp. Definitely.

I used a more accurate dosing dropper as the one supplied with the product was a bit hit and miss.