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API Stress Coat Aquarium Water Conditioner, 16 oz.
Description
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Introducing API Stress Coat Aquarium Water Conditioner, the magical elixir that will have your fish feeling like royalty in no time! Infused with the healing powers of Aloe Vera, Stress Coat is formulated to replace slime coat and reduce electrolyte loss while promoting tissue regeneration. Not only that, but it also neutralizes chlorine and chloramines, detoxifies heavy metals, and reduces fish stress by a whopping 40%! With Stress Coat by your side, you can say goodbye to skin wounds and torn fins - this scientifically proven formula has got your fishies' backs. Use it whenever you're setting up a new aquarium, adding or handling fish, or changing water.
- - Replaces slime coat and reduces electrolyte loss
- - Promotes tissue regeneration
- - Neutralizes chlorine and chloramines
- - Detoxifies heavy metals
- - Reduces fish stress by 40%
- - Helps heal skin wounds and torn fins
Specifications
| SKU | 651753 |
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| Primary Brand | API |
| Days to Ship | Ships Next Business Day |
Additional Features
| Personalized Item flag | No |
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Item Dimensions
| Volume | 16 FZ |
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Directions for use: To help repair damaged skin and fins and to replace slime coating: Add 10 ml per 10 U.S. gallons (38 L) of aquarium water. To remove chlorine and neutralize chloramines: Add 5 ml per 10 U. S. gallons (38 L) of aquarium water. TIP: Use Stress Zyme to assure good water quality, an efficient biological filter and a healthy and clean aquatic environment. Stress Coat is not a medication, nor is it intended to be a substitute for any medication. For ornamental fish use only. Not to be used on fish intended for human consumption. KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN
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Yes, I recommend this product.
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No, I do not recommend this product.
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No, I do not recommend this product.
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Yes, I recommend this product.
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Great Product
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Yes, I recommend this product.
Saved my stressed fish
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Questions
Can I Use with purigen
- Yes, you may use API Stress Coat with Purigen.
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Can I use this in addition to the beta water conditioner when I do a water change or would it be too much to use the tress coat additive on top of the beta water conditioner? Should it be one or the other or can I use both?
- I actually use both. We have softened water here and I don't want it to effect fish. I also want to calm my fish with the stress coat. Not sure if it's the correct thing to do or not. I just go with my gut.
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Can you use this with fish you intend to eat?
- Designed to treat water. Shouldn't affect fish other than make water safe for fish.
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will this hurt my amano shrimp?
- It is safe for shrimp. My amano and ghost shrimps do just fine.
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During a water change, should I calculate the Stress Coat dosage based on new water added, or based on the entire tank volume? Thanks, Charlotte
- I calculate the dosage based on my total tank volume. You can't really overdo it, and it calms the fish after a water change.
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Would this be ok to use in a community tank with shrimps in it? Thanks!
- Yes, it should be. All it does is reinforce the natural outer layer of protective mucous that fish and other marine life have on them to repel parasites. I don't think it will harm the shrimp. I have three blue Nerite snails in my tank and they've been there for years, dutifully cleaning the tank, and have never been bothered by it.
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Can I use this for a hermit crab?
What pH will the water be if I add enough for a 5 gallon tank
- Should not change the ph of your water. Only removes or neutralizes chlorine.
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can i use quick start and stress coast at the same time when i change water? how much do i need?
- You don't need to use quick start when you use stress coat. The measurement is on the bottle.
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I have a 5 gallon tank with one betta fish. We use well water, so how much stress coat would I use to condition the water? Would I use 1 teaspoon in total to condition and remove stress from my fish?
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Can use mineral water for aquarium. My tap water has lot of heavy metals. I have 10 galloon tank with 4 guppy 4 danio 1 silver dollar. 1silver dollar and 1 pleco died bcoz of 2 gold fish earlier in my tank. So i decided to use RO water. Can i use.
When I change the water in my fish tank, after I add the appropriate amount of conditioner, a white fuzz seems to appear on all the objects in my tank, aside from the fish. I’ve had the tank for over a year now and it happens on all the water changes. My fish seem to be unaffected (I have 4). What could potentially be happening?
Hello, I have a betta and I'm sure he has moderate fin rot. Thing is I have him in a 1.1 bowl because I broke my bigger 2.5 gal tank. Ive been doing water changes and recently bought aquarium salt, bettafix, and Tail and Body Cure from API but I'm not sure how to use it in such a small tank w/o a heater... I know its such a bad environment but its not for long. I just need my betta to last a weak till I get a decent tank. Could you please give me a suggestion. I greatly appreciate your time.
I have a black moor gold fish who has a severe case of Popeye I quarantined him in a separate , but I’m not sure what medication to use for him .
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I have recently used medication in my 50 gal freshwater fish tank with one 22 year old comet goldfish in it . the meds cured my fish but must have killed my beneficial Bacteria as now my established tank has been going through another nitrogen cycle. It's been four weeks now the ammonia us back to zero so is nitrite zero BUT my nitrates are now spiked about 80 and the water is cloudy. Did 2 partial water changes over the last 8 days. Will a UV sterilizer help ?? Please advise. Thanks Lina
Hello i have a fish tank 45l with 11 fishes in it (Shubunkin , opaline gourami , honey gourami , trichogaster etc) . i added the fish a week ago and tested the water and it was fine.today i see that 2 of my Scalars aren't eating like everyone else , so i tested the water . Everything was fine except for Nitrite levels that was 3.0 - 5.0 ppm. I changed 25 % of the water and added Easy Life Filter Medium and after some hours i tested again the water quality and it was the same I also added salt
My year old has contracted either Ich or velvet. He is trying to scratch against his tank he has white patches but also when I've shined a light on him It also looks like he could have velvet. When I noticed his lethargy and his behavior I immediately transferred him into a smaller bowl to treat him with betafix (all I have until the pet shop opens covered his bowl to leave him in darkness His appetite is normal. He's bloated and is breathing but his gills I think are swollen. IDontWantHimToDie