Melafix to treat sick betta fish

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91Ctv - 7 years ago

hi there, can we use the melafix in the principal aqua or only the hospital? does it kill the benefical bacteria?

Moose Thestrawberry - 7 years ago

What about if you have a 3.5 gallon tank?

Evelyn Davis - 7 years ago

Will this help Bettas with Velvet?

Lauren Quoip - 7 years ago

Great video!!

ASHTONIC JAMES - 7 years ago

can I use fish medicine instead on what your using

Derpdinkdoctor - 7 years ago

Melafix and bettafix can and will kill your fish. DO NOT USE THESE. They put an oily slick on the water surface, which any labyrinth fish (bettas and gouramis) will inhale. This damages the labyrinth organ and will kill your fish via suffocation. Also, 2.5 gallons is the bare minimum for keeping a betta, but bigger is better. Do not keep any fish in a tank less than that. Bettas live in rice paddies, or in other words, gigantic swamps of reeds and clear water. The water dries up once a year, and most of the bettas in the paddy die. It's not an environment you want to recreate, it is incredibly stressful to your fish, who feels pain and is smart enough to learn tricks. Anyways, I'm rambling, but PLEASE do NOT use these medications with bettas or gouramis, and keep them in bigger tanks that are heated, filtered, and cycled (not just leaving the tank to run for a few days before adding fish). Thanks.

Kimberly Jones - 7 years ago

when applying this do i have to remove the filter

Blurry Face - 7 years ago

Kimberly Jones no. only the carbon.

Charlie Lim - 7 years ago

Hey love the video. Quick question. Are you diluting it in the tank water, conditioned water or just tap water?

Blurry Face - 7 years ago

conditioned water

Maghi Demirjian - 8 years ago

Anything with the word FIX in it will coat the betta labyrinth organ and will suffocate them. Stop misinforming people. This will kill your fish and or make them suffocate slowly

Richard Feng - 7 years ago

no, bettafix works

ASHTONIC JAMES - 7 years ago

Maghi Demirjian so can I use fish medicine

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Bonnie 1000 - 8 years ago

What do I do if I have a really tiny fish bowl

Zenxol - 7 years ago

Blurry Face 2.5 actually

Blurry Face - 7 years ago

Bonnie 1000 your betta should be in a minimum of 5 gallons

Cool Tue - 8 years ago

You get a bigger one

Trinity Weekley - 8 years ago

Thank you you helped by beta

Kaiya Welch - 8 years ago

I have a 2.5 gallon tank and a half moon betta male with some pretty bad fin rot. I got melafix and didn't want to stress him out so I put .5 teaspoon in. About an hour later, I put in .25 teaspoon. I am planning on finishing his dose by the end of the day. Should I just dose it all at once tomorrow or should I keep doing this? Or Should I not have slowly introduced it at all and just have done it all at once. Need some answers! Really want my beautiful boy to heal!

nenaj1 - 8 years ago

Bucket of 40 ounces of tank water mixed with slime coat and 3 small drops of hydrogen peroxide 3%. Add fish for 4 seconds then return to tank. Wait ten minutes then add fish again for 7 seconds and return to tank again. Works wonders.

christinagreekct - 8 years ago

+Marisa's Betta Fish yes this medicine fixes it

Silly Bettas - 8 years ago

Will it help with mouth rot

Kaitlyn Maddux - 8 years ago

OK, my Betta has a injured tail from another fish that bit some of it off. and I wanna know since I have a 1 gallon tank how much will I put

Blurry Face - 7 years ago

Kaitlyn Maddux you had a betta and another fish in a 1 gallon????

Emily Betz - 8 years ago

My betta has fin rot and mouth fungus. I've been treating him with Melafix for 6 days, and he just keeps getting worse. I just brought him home 7 days ago and put him in a 1 gallon tank with nothing in it. I change the water every 2 days. I am accurately measuring the melafix with a medicine dropper. It just doesn't work.

Brandon Chan - 8 years ago

you should probably try pimafix. sounds fungal

em ma - 8 years ago

did you change the water with the melafix? i've also seen using 35% hydrogen peroxide working well for fin rot, but it could be risky.

Elliot Hewlett - 8 years ago

thank you

Shawn Marquez - 8 years ago

Are you single?

Bonnie 1000 - 8 years ago

Shawn Marquez R U Serious

Angєlαα Vαnιтуу - 9 years ago

Thank you!!
Well put, unlike most who are unsure..

Stephanie Wyss - 9 years ago

I would NOT Recommend MELAFIX as it killed my First Beta Fish. The Second MELAFIX Treatment, was VERY UNSUCCESSFUL although very small by prescribed milliliter gave him POP EYE, and Cloudy Eye . . . from Experience the best Recommendation for a BETA FISH is SIMPLY API AQUARIUM SALT as directed from PETCO, as well as AQUEON Betta Bowl Plus, (from PETCO as well) which is a Liquid Water Conditioner (which has trace Elements Specifically formulated for Bettas) Thank You, as I have had many Betta Fish, and the MELAFIX as well as the PIMAFIX are TOXIC to Betta Fish! DO NOT USE IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO KEEP YOUR FISH ALIVE . . . As, to me they are my Pets! Please do NOT use WAL-MART Salt, as it is too POTENT . . . although the Water Conditioning Pellets are ok, if Used Properly from Wal-Mart. Not everyone can afford PETCO Prices, but when having a Betta Fish, it is well worth the Money! ALL THE BEST FOR YOUR SICK BETTA FISH! Sincerely, Stephanie