API MELAFIX Freshwater Fish Bacterial Infection Remedy 16-Ounce Bottle

Fungal Infection

• Whitish cottony tufts or patches appear on the mouth, skin and fins of tropical fish, goldfish and koi.

• We recommend API PIMAFIX.

Fin And Tail Rot

• Fins appear ragged and split. Disease can progress until fins and tail are completely eroded.

• Secondary fungal infections commonly occur.

• We recommend API MELAFIX (or BETTAFIX if you have a betta fish), or alternatively PIMAFIX or FIN & BODY CURE.

Dropsy and Malawi Bloat

• Fish develop a bloated appearance due to accumulation of fluid in the body cavity.

• Scales may appear to stick out from the sides of fish.

• In advanced cases, fish lose the ability to swim and may float upside down.

• We recommend API MELAFIX (or BETTAFIX if you have a betta fish) or PIMAFIX, or alternatively FIN & BODY CURE.

Bacterial Hemorrhagic Septicemia

• Fish show blood streaks in the fins and body.

• We recommend API MELAFIX (or BETTAFIX if you have a betta fish), or alternatively PIMAFIX or FIN & BODY CURE.

Eye Cloud, Body Slime

• Eyes develop a whitish haze and/or protrude from the head.

• Hazy or slimy patches appear on the bodies of fish.

• If infested with parasites, fish may scratch on objects in the aquarium and exhibit rapid breathing.

• We recommend API MELAFIX (or BETTAFIX if you have a betta fish), or alternatively PIMAFIX or FIN & BODY CURE.

Open Red Sores

• Fish exhibit open red sores on the body.

• We recommend API MELAFIX (or BETTAFIX if you have a betta fish), or alternatively PIMAFIX, E.M ERYTHROMYCIN or FIN & BODY CURE.

Mouth Fungus – Saddleback Disease

• Raised, gray patches are observed on the fins and mouth areas of fish.

• Live bearers, such as guppies and mollies, develop grayish patches on their backs, giving rise to the name “saddle back disease.”

• Infected areas may develop into red ulcers and infect the gills, causing rapid loss of fish.

• We recommend API MELAFIX (or BETTAFIX if you have a betta fish) or PIMAFIX, or alternatively E.M ERYTHROMYCIN or FIN & BODY CURE.

Bacterial Gill Disease

• Fish will scratch against objects and appear listless. A grayish film may form on the body.

• Rapid breathing in fish may be accompanied by gasping at the surface of the water, or the fish sitting on the bottom of the aquarium.

• Gills undergo severe damage, leading to suffocation and death.

• We recommend API MELAFIX (or BETTAFIX if you have a betta fish), or alternatively PIMAFIX, E.M ERYTHROMYCIN or FIN & BODY CURE.

Flukes/Parasitic Worms

• Most parasitic worms are not visible without the aid of a microscope. Fish will scratch against objects and appear listless. A grayish film may form one the body.

• Rapid breathing in fish may be accompanied by gasping at the surface of the water, or the fish sitting on the bottom of the aquarium.

• Gills undergo severe damage, leading to suffocation and death.

• We recommend API GENERAL CURE. For secondary or fungal infection, use MELAFIX (or BETTAFIX if you have a betta fish) and PIMAFIX together.

Hole-In-The-Head Disease (Hexamita)

• The most obvious symptom is the pitting and erosion of skin and muscle tissue around the face of the fish. This erosion appears to be a symptom of the parasite’s presence in the intestinal tract, not on the surface of the fish.

• Many fish exhibit poor appetite, weight loss and nervousness; without proper treatment, death ultimately results.

• We recommend API GENERAL CURE

Ich (Ichthyophthirius)

• Early symptoms of this infection in fish include darting in the aquarium and scratching against the gravel and ornaments.

• Fish exhibit labored breathing and may remain at the water’s surface, near filters and aeration devices.

• White spots may or may not be visible on the fish.

• We recommend API SUPER ICK CURE along with API AQUARIUM SALT

Subclinical Parasitic Infestation

• Fish may scratch on objects in the aquarium.

• Slimy skin may develop on fish and fins may be clamped.

• Labored breathing may be observed.

• We recommend API SUPER ICK CURE along with API AQUARIUM SALT.