What is API fish?

API® MELAFIX fish remedy is an all-natural antibacterial treatment that works to treat infections in fish.

Can I use all API products together?

Yes, you can use API STRESS COAT water conditioner with all other API products. I accidentally overdosed my fish with API STRESS COAT™ water conditioner. No, API STRESS COAT water conditioner will not harm your fish or plants.

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.

How fast does API tap water conditioner work?

This treatment works immediately and takes approximately 24 hours to cycle through depending on the dosage used and tank gallon size.

What are API products?

An API product is a collection of API resources combined with quota settings and metadata that you can use to deliver customized and productized API bundles to your developer community. This metadata may include the scope, environments, API proxies, and extensible profile.

Which is better Melafix or Pimafix?

Melafix is formulated to heal bacterial infections such as tail and fin rot, eye cloud, mouth fungus and more while Pimafix quickly treats fungal and bacterial infections such as cottony growth, fin and tail rot and many more.

Should I remove my fish when cleaning the tank?

It’s best to keep your fish in the fish tank when you clean. Removing them causes unnecessary stress for your fish, and you run the risk of accidentally hurting them. It is possible to keep your fish in the tank while you clean because you don’t need to remove all the water to clean the tank properly.

Does API water conditioner remove ammonia?

API Tap Water Conditioner API Tap Water Conditioner does a great job of clearing chlorine out of your water. It’s also effective at detoxifying heavy metals. But, it does not contain anything that detoxifies ammonia.

Does API Quick Start have bacteria?

This treatment also helps to maintain an active biological filter in an established aquarium for healthy water conditions. API QUICK START contains live, nitrifying bacteria. With API Aquarium products, it’s easy to keep a beautiful saltwater, freshwater or reef aquarium.

How long does it take API QuickStart to work?

Both Tetra Safe Start and API Quick Start will work, given that they are applied in a correct manner. The cycling of a new tank will speed up significantly but it won’t happen overnight. You can realistically expect a fully cycled tank at the end of the second week (10 to 14 days) after application.

How long fish live in tap water?

Ordinary tap water is fine for filling up the aquarium as long as you let it sit for several days before adding fish (the chlorine in the tap water will kill the fish).

How many drops API tap water conditioner?

3 drops
It only requires 3 drops per gallon you add to your tank. It removes chlorine, neutralizes chloramines, and helps detoxify any heavy metals in your tap water.