Can Api Fish Medication Mix?

Do not mix medications

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Netiher you nor any of the manufacturer’s will know of the cumulative, unpredictable or potentially dangerous effects the mixture/s may have, and we will only be able to offer you a “best guess” as to how your fish may react.

Can you mix API medications?

As a general note,

all API fish remedies can be used in conjunction with each other safely, as long as you are able to follow the directions for both during treatment

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Can I use erythromycin and general cure together?

It can be used in combination with API General Cure Fish Medication to quarantine new fish

. DIRECTIONS FOR USE: For each 10 gallons of water, empty one packet directly into aquarium. Repeat dose after 24 hours.

Can I add API Stress Coat with fish in tank?

Yes, API STRESS COAT water conditioner is safe for all fish, invertebrates, and aquarium plants

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Can I add API quick start with fish in tank?

Yes, you may add your fish to your aquarium immediately after dosing with API QUICK START nitrifying bacteria

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How do you use fish medicine?

Will API general cure hurt healthy fish?

No, API GENERAL CURE fish remedy should not harm or disrupt the biological filter in your aquarium

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Can humans get diseases from fish?

Like all animals,

fish may carry germs that make people sick

. These germs can also contaminate the water in which fish live. Although fish and aquarium water can spread germs to people, illness due to keeping fish is rare.

Can fish heal mouth rot?

Treatment.

Antibiotics that act against gram-negative bacteria, such as kanamycin, should work well against mouth fungus

. Antibacterial medications such as phenoxyethanol (at 100 mg/l, for 7 days) and nifurpirinol (also known as furanace or nitrofurazone, 0.2 mg/l, for up to 5 days) have also been used with success.

Why is my bettas eye popping out?

Most commonly, fish popeye is caused by an injury, an infection, or poor water conditions in the aquarium

. Another cause of popeye is an infection. 1 This is most likely seen in both eyes. Infection may be caused by a variety of organisms, including bacteria, fungi, and parasites.

How do you treat cloudy eyes in fish?

There is no treatment for traumatic eye injuries in fish. Eye drops are a complete waste of time since they will come off the instant your fish swims away.

Providing clean water and a health diet, in addition to removing potential collision

, are the best treatment for a traumatic cloudy eye.

Can I mix API General Cure with food?

Mix 1/2 packet with a shot glass full of pellet food, add garlic powder

(fish don’t like the medicine’s taste, but they go nuts for garlic powder). Wet the food/powder/medicine mix with a few drops of tank water, stir, let dry, and store in a ziploc bag.

Can I use API General Cure and fungus cure at the same time?

All API products are safe for use in combination with each other

. API FUNGUS CURE controls the spread of infection and works within 48 hours to clear up symptoms.

Does API general cure fungus?

FUNGUS CURETM API® FUNGUS CURE fish remedy

effectively treats fungus (Saprolegnia spp. & Achlya spp.), mouth fungus (Cotton Mouth Disease), Body Slime & Eye cloud and Fin & Tail Rot infections

. Quickly controls contagious fungus and secondary bacterial infections.

Does API Stress Coat remove ammonia?

It only neutralizes chlorine/chloramine,

does nothing for ammonia

, trItes, or trAtes.

Can you add stress coat directly to tank?

I add it when I change their water and when I add water to their tank I put it in the water before I pour it in the tank. If you have a good filtration system I don’t think adding the stress coat would harm them but

I have never just added it straight to their tank

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Does API Stress Coat lower pH?

Does API STRESS COAT affect the biological filter or the pH of aquarium water?

No, API STRESS COAT does not affect the biological filter (natural aquarium cycle) or your water’s pH levels

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Does API QUICK START remove ammonia?

Then immediately add API Quick Start, along with any conditioner/etc.

After about a week or so you’ll notice the ammonia levels go down

, and nitrites start spiking. After another few days the nitrites and ammonia will both go down close to or at 0, and nitrates will be present.

Can you add bacteria to a fish tank with fish in it?

Add Bacteria When Adding New Fish

Adding new fish will increase the bio-load in your tank

. More fish , more poop, more ammonia. The current levels of beneficial bacteria in your tank can only consume the current levels of ammonia.

Does API QUICK START remove nitrite?

No, Quick Start provides the bacteria that convert ammonia to nitrite and then nitrite to nitrate

. The only way to remove nitrate from your aquarium is to do weekly water changes, and provide proper filtration.

Can we give paracetamol to fish?

Paracetamol also caused protein carbonyls and increased SOD activity in fish exposed to 2.5μg/L

and in addition led to an inhibition of EROD and GST activities in both concentrations. Hepatic genotoxicity occurred at the 0.25μg/L concentration.

Can I use fish antibiotics for myself?

Does it really matter if someone uses a fish antibiotic on themselves?” The answer is

yes

, because those antibiotics are the exact same drugs (in a slightly different form and packaging) as those used in people.

How do you make fish medicine?

1. Peel the garlic and cut the ends off each clove.
2. Microwave the cloves for 10 seconds.
3. Cut the cloves lengthwise into thin strips.
4. Place the strips in a glass of water.
5. Let sit for 24 hours.
6. Feed your fish small portions every day.

Can I medicate the whole fish tank?

If a disease has already been introduced to your display aquarium, we recommend treating the entire tank with medication

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Can I use MELAFIX with healthy fish?

With the natural active ingredient Melaleuca – tea tree extract – MELAFIX fish remedy repairs fish tissue and fins that are damaged from handling and netting, and is

safe for use with even the most delicate fish species

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Should I medicate my fish?

Ideally, the medication period should last up to 4 weeks for the most common parasites and bacterial infections in new fish. Something you will see quite often is things like ick and fin rot, especially in fish with flowy tails such as guppies and betta. That said,

it is won’t always be necessary to medicate your fish

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