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Care library / Medicines
API Pimafix
Antifungal

API Pimafix

Active ingredient: API Pimafix: West Indian bay oil (Pimenta racemosa); SDS lists eugenol 0.1-1% and myrcene 0.1-1%

How to use (from the label): 5 mL per 10 US gal (38 L) daily for 7 days, then 25% water change; remove carbon; turn off skimmer and UV

Careful: Fish: Manufacturer: safe for delicate and scaleless fish, reef and invertebrates. Human: SDS: may cause allergic skin reaction (H317), suspected of causing cancer (H351)

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 Pimafix. Not endorsements. Always follow the label.

Facts checked against sources on 16 Oct 2026. See sources

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Fungus

Sources

5 facts checked with sources

  • ProductsAPI PIMAFIX Antifungal Freshwater and Saltwater Fish Remedy | API Fishcare
  • Active ingredientSchelkle et al. 2015, Efficacy of commercially available products against Gyrodactylus turnbulli infections on guppies, Dis Aquat Organ 115:129-137 (PubMed 26203884) · PimaFix SDS (Mars Fishcare)
  • What it treatsAPI PIMAFIX Antifungal Freshwater and Saltwater Fish Remedy | API Fishcare
  • Dose and how to useAPI PIMAFIX Antifungal Freshwater and Saltwater Fish Remedy | API Fishcare
  • WarningscorrectedAPI PIMAFIX Antifungal Freshwater and Saltwater Fish Remedy | API Fishcare · PimaFix SDS (Mars Fishcare)