API MELAFIX Freshwater Fish Bacterial Infection Remedy 4-Ounce Bottle
Original price was: $11.58.$8.18Current price is: $8.18.
Price: $11.58 - $8.18
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API MELAFIX Freshwater Fish Bacterial Infection Remedy soothes the transition from store to home by reducing the risk of your fish developing a disease. The fish you bought may already carry a disease. Disease is often difficult to detect, particularly in its early stages. Treat bacterial infections in your fish and reduce the risk of spreading illness to other fish with API MELAFIX Freshwater Fish Bacterial Infection Remedy. Bacterial diseases are caused mostly by dirty aquarium conditions and the addition of infected fish. Fish that are injured and have open wounds are especially susceptible, even in seemingly clean tanks. Bacterial infections, like fin and tail rot, eye cloud, pop eye, body slime and mouth fungus destroy tissue and other organs, and if left untreated, can cause death. API MELAFIX Freshwater Fish Bacterial Infection Remedy is an all-natural antibacterial treatment that heals open wounds, treats bacterial infections and promotes re-growth of damaged fins and tissue, usually within a week. Just add 5 ml per 10 gallons of aquarium water. It will not adversely affect the biological filter, alter the pH or discolor the water. For effective treatment, dose infected fish daily for 7 days, and continue afterward if necessary. Dose new fish daily for 3 days. Remove activated carbon from filter before use, if possible. With API Aquarium products, it’s easy to keep a beautiful saltwater, freshwater or reef aquarium. For over 50 years, API has been creating innovative, research-driven solutions that make it easier to care for your fish and aquarium. API Aquarium Treatment Supplies are designed to work in conjunction with each other to provide best results to control algae, promote healthy bacterial growth and help control and cure fish diseases and conditions such as ich and fin rot. They work to provide a safe, hospitable environment for fish such as tropical community fish, cichlids, goldfish and more. With API, you can spend more time admiring your fish, and less time scrubbing your tank. Make sure to use all products as directed in order to ensure the best results.
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : Yes
Product Dimensions : 5 x 2 x 12 inches; 4.8 ounces
Item model number : 11G
Department : Unisex-Adult
Date First Available : June 20, 2004
Manufacturer : Mars Fishcare
ASIN : B0002567SM
Contains one (1) API MELAFIX Freshwater Fish Bacterial Infection Remedy 4-Ounce Bottle
Heals bacterial infections and repairs damaged fins, ulcers and open wounds
Contains natural, botanical tea tree extract to quickly and rapidly help fish
Helps treat newly-introduced fish to reduce risk of disease outbreak in freshwater aquariums
Use daily for a week when treating infections and for 3 days as a preventive when adding new fish
Customers say
Customers find that the aquarium pond water treatment helps keep their fish healthy and improves their fin growth. They say it works quickly and is a worthwhile investment. Many customers report that the product heals fish quickly. However, some are disappointed with its toxicity. Opinions differ on how well it treats fin rot, its smell, and color.
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Anonymous –
Saved my fish!
I got a poor little Betta fish from a chain pet store (probably my first mistake) and I was so excited because he was tri-colored and had a beautiful teal look to him! And he was what I was looking for ‘red/white/blue’ I was so excited!
Well he got put into his new tank, and he didn’t seem to be moving around much, even for a betta which I have owned in the past. I started taking a closer look at him about a month after I got him, and he looked to have fin rot. He had been biting his tail in the tiny cup which is hard to see in the photos… So I got this neat stuff because it’s less than half of betta fix, is the same active ingredient, and has a higher concentration. Win, win, win. Started using it in his tank on a regular, adding one drop per gallon with an eye dropper and doing regular water changes.
And would you know it, he started changing colors! Now I’m not saying that this stuff will make your fish morph like it did mine, but it will save them if you use it as instructed for what it is meant to be used for. What I didn’t know at the time of buying him is that he had a SEVERE bacterial infection all over his face and sides. That white I thought was part of his color WAS HIM BEING EATEN ALIVE BY THIS BACTERIA.
This medication is designed to get rid of that bacteria, which is what causes fin rot as well. After using it for about 3 months on a regular I had a completely different fish, literally. He was so much happier and looked even more vibrant and had much more energy to inspect and even flair at my camera and show of his beautiful colors.
Long story short, if you use this, USE IT FOR WHAT ITS MEANT TO BE USED FOR AND YOU’LL GET GREAT RESULTS. I know I did. I still have little ATO to this day (I’ve had him for about two years now) and he now has an entourage of shrimp palls to keep him company.
In the picture provided you can still see some of the bacteria on his face around his eyes, that’s long gone at this point but I couldn’t get a good picture for him from today. Little bugger keeps teasing me and then swimming away, ah well. These ones will be good enough.
Rachael Swartout –
Works great
Had a fish eat himself to death and this really helped make the process of cleaning my water for my other fish health very easy. If needed I will use again
Jared –
Decent product but buy the bigger bottle
Helped my angel fish for awhile. But didn’t stop the spread of it to other fish. So I had to buy more to heal the other fish. In the end the angel died. So not sure if it didn’t get rid of it all the way, or if I was to late in administering the meds. Definitely need a bigger bottle cuz you go thru a lot in a 45 gallon tank.
Callisto –
Guppy wasting disease
My female guppy that I’ve had for a little while she had what is called guppy wasting disease and I use this put her in the hospital tank with a heater. She was incredibly skinny and almost transparent colored now she got her appetite back and is gaining weight.
When you research this disease online a lot of people will tell you that it’s terminal but I don’t think so I think you should give them a chance.
Just follow the instructions on the bottle measure it properly and change out the water . Just have some prepared water on the side for water changes. Also make sure to use an air stone the combination of all that has been advised will really help your fish .
Kim Montero –
Definitely helps
I bought two fish at a big box store and apparently one had fin rot and passed it along really quickly to my other fish. I quarantined the last one to have it that survived and started treating him daily and heâs already pepped up and back to eating.
Keshia B –
Really works for fin rot
My gold fish has a white spot in his fin which resolved after a week of using this stuff.
Yeshua Loves Everyone!!! –
Toxic?!?! Buyer beware
The bottle says this product causes cancer!!! Why am I exposing myself to cancer just to cure a sick $1.50 guppy?!?!
Rachel S Sebestyen –
This stuff works
Poor Mr fish fish was at deaths door. He had both feet in the grave while standing on a banana peel.
I purchased this with the hope that it would help but really just expected that he would pass within a day or two. Two weeks later he is doing so much better. Iâve been treating each night and removing my carbon filter every time. I quarantined him to a hospital tank prior and cleaned and replaced everything in his tank. I cycled through for about twelve hours before acclimating and putting him back. I then began treatment with this and I honestly dumbfounded that he is not only still alive but looking so much better. I do have a bubbler in my tank to help circulate after reading some reviews. Iâve been doing 25-50 percent water changes every three days. Either this is the toughest beta alive or this stuff actually works.
Update: still with us and healthy after using. I plan on stocking up on this stuff. Use an air stone to circulate water. Treat for 7 days. I did with a water change every two days. He was pretty bad. Iâm so glad I bought this.
Gonzoclaro –
Buen producto, no se salvo mi pez, ya estaba grande
Utsav –
I am a veteran in this hobby so this review would definitely help you in saving your fish from critical condition (whenever you read ) . I recently set up a 75g cichlid community tank . After a few days I observed two of my Oscars had white spots and two parrots were having swim bladder. I had given up on my fishes after raising temperature,feeding green peas and adding salt to the tank .I had read alot about this product and decided to give it a try .
After adding this continuously for two days I saw instant changes in my tank . Though one of my parrot died but I was able to save all of them .
Though costly I merged it with api pimafix and saved my fished .
Now I have 7 Oscars 4 parrots 2 gt all happily set up . Kudos Amazon and api
Sujata Acharya –
Best fish medicine ð
Roberto –
Excelente producto elaborado con materias primas naturales.
Sissel –
Wir haben dieses Mittel nach Gebrauchsanweisung benutzt. Es War ein Desaster. Am nächsten morgen hatten wir min. 10 tote Fische zu verzeichnen. Die anderen konnten durch einen sehr groÃzügigen Wasserwechsel gerettet werden.
Da man nicht 0 Sterne vergeben kann, habe ich einen gegeben. Aber ich rate dringend von diesem Produkt ab.