Hi people,

Today i started using melafix as one of my female barbs has been getting too much attention from the males and has developed a sore spot on her side. Anyway, on the bottle it says to treat for a week then do a water change. Will this be ok or should i be making water changes during the treatment? Just concerned that there will be a build up of the product in the tank.

Cheers

it decipates over time by itself, ive never treated melafix for a week, ive always removed the fish, or placed it in a breeding net, treated it directly, left it for a few hours, then returned to tank, and if neccesary done it again the next day.

Shae

What is the active ingredient in melafix?

Tea tree Oil

Tea Tree Oil??

I assume it is 5x the price of the stuff in the supermarket also??

Although I would not try dumping a random amount on a poor fish of course....

How do you get oil to dissolve in water?

Fish is looking heaps better so might treat for another day then leave it.

Have we all read the hidden message on the underside of the melafix label that mentions an the ingredients that are believed to cause cancer?

Many of the fish meds are known carcinogens I think you'll find

Even pure air is carcinogenic. Don't worry too much about fish meds.

If you search for "alternafix" on the forum you should find a DIY equivalent of melafix. I put it in the water in the normal dose level for melafix. When 2 litres of it costs about $5 it doesn't hurt to treat the whole tank.