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API Melafix
Antibacterial

API Melafix

Active ingredient: API Melafix: Cajeput oil (Melaleuca cajuputi), about 1%

How to use (from the label): 5 mL per 10 US gal (38 L); diseased fish daily for 7 days then 25% water change, continue if needed; new fish daily 3 days; remove carbon if possible

Never mix medicines unless the label says it is safe, and remove shrimp and snails unless the label says they are safe.

Examples you may see in shops: API Melafix. Not endorsements. Always follow the label.

Facts checked against sources on 16 Oct 2026. See sources

Used for

Fin rotColumnarisCloudy eyePopeyeUlcers & red sores

Sources

5 facts checked with sources

  • ProductsAPI MELAFIX Freshwater Fish Bacterial Infection Remedy | API Fishcare
  • Active ingredientcorrectedAPI Melafix SDS (Mars Fishcare) · Schelkle et al. 2015, Efficacy of commercially available products against Gyrodactylus turnbulli infections on guppies, Dis Aquat Organ 115:129-137 (PubMed 26203884)
  • What it treatsAPI MELAFIX Freshwater Fish Bacterial Infection Remedy | API Fishcare
  • Dose and how to useAPI MELAFIX Freshwater Fish Bacterial Infection Remedy | API Fishcare
  • WarningsMelafix - Wikipedia