betta

[stewartsthebest]

i put a few more drops of stress coat in my tank while he was in there because i was told i should have put more, but when he saw the drop sink to the bottom, he ate it!!!! is this gonna hurt him

 

[bettadragon]

i put a few more drops of stress coat in my tank while he was in there because i was told i should have put more, but when he saw the drop sink to the bottom, he ate it!!!! is this gonna hurt him

uh, what's a stress coat?

 

[stewartsthebest]

its a liqiud u put into your water which dechlorinates it and replaces natural protective slime coating fish need in times of stress, etc.

 

[QHowes]

I doubt its too harmfull...i always try to put my stress coat right by the filter so it gets displaced evenly in the water.

 

[juliethegr8t]

A few of my bettas have "eaten" it, though I think it probably just passes right out through the gills. If not, it's still most likely harmless - they can't make a decholorinator that isn't safe for fish. My fish obviously are ok!

 

[KnightFire]

Im pretty sure its not toxic.
When adding chemicals to the tank its a good idea to keep a little plastic cup or similar which you use to scoop out some tank water, add the chemical dosage required for the tank, swirl it round a bit then pour it into the tank, trying to get it evenly spread round.

KF