BettaFix v. MelaFix

[oneponygirl]

I was checking out BettaFix at the pet store today and noticed it's only ingredient is melaleuca. If that's the case, how does it vary from MelaFix which also has a sole ingredient of melaleuca?

Is the BettaFix I was looking at today not THE BettaFix that is always being talked about here? If it's different what is in the other BettaFix and how can I find it?

I'm wondering because a description I read about BettaFix (on this forum) said it has vitamins etc that help to boost the immune system and improve appetite - all things my one non-eating betta could use right now.

 

[OrkyBetta]

Cation's way ahead of you

http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?showtopic=57172

 

[oneponygirl]

Thanks! That's weird than, that someone was posting that BettaFix had vitamins and that it would boost their immune system and improve their appetite. Has anyone actually experienced this as a result of the either?

 

[Synirr]

Melaleuca is basically just an antibacterial/antifungal agent, nothing more. Considering that it is the sole active ingredient in Bettafix, any talk about vitamins is hogwash.
As a side note, tea tree oil works for humans too, and is sometimes recommended to help keep new piercings clean.

 

[oneponygirl]

Thanks. I can't remember who posted the info about it having vitamins but that's what got me started on looking for it. My poor betta who hasn't eaten in weeks could sure use a little something like that. Then I was thinking that maybe there were two products with similar names. Hm. Well, my sick little guy is getting his first 100% water change after finishing his anti parasite meds today and yesterday he passed the hugest poo (it was a big BALL!) I've ever seen so I am hoping that he feels well enough to eat soon.

Hey, I was thinking about that liquid food that they give to fry. Do you think it would work if I put my betta in the cup I bought him in and dropped some of that in the water? I keep thinking that if I could just get him to eat he would turn around and am wondering if the liquid food would work.

 

[Synirr]

No, the liquid food wouldn't do him any good.

 

[cation]

It's BettaMAX that has vits and such, not BettaFIX. Good luck.

 

[SarahBravo]

Some fishkeepers also recommend garlic as an aid for fish who've lost their appetite. Smush up a couple of cloves of garlic and then mix in some betta pellets and let them soak up the juice/garlic oil for a few hours. Then try feeding them. Apparently it really works to make things more appetising, plus it's meant to help against internal parasites and as an antibacterial.

Worth a try!