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Fishie561 Fingerling Posts: 33 Kudos: 56 Votes: 1 Registered: 28-Jun-2004   | Hey...I was jusy wondering if anyone could tell me the active ingredient in Melafix...THANKS  |
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Kim Big Fish Posts: 327 Kudos: 436 Registered: 11-Apr-2004 | Tea tree oil. Kim |
| Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:35 | |
| rubber_ducky_2904 Hobbyist Posts: 68 Kudos: 102 Votes: 0 Registered: 05-Jun-2004  | Yeah it's tea tree oil. The formula for Melafix is identical to that of Bettafix. But Bettafix is more diluted and more expensive, at my LFS.  |
| Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:35 | |
jake Fish Addict Posts: 594 Kudos: 875 Votes: 2 Registered: 21-Mar-2004  | Tea Tree Oil is super concentrated compared to melafix, of course. A bottle of Tea Tree Oil from the pharmacy section of a department store is like 5 or 6 bucks and would probably last indefinitely when using it for stuff you'd normally use melafix for. Personally, I use it dilluted with water for cleaning the outside of my tanks, glass hoods and such. |
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