SeachemStressGuard Slime Coat Protection - Stress and Toxic Ammonia Reducer 500 ml

So far so good, no complaints.

first of all, I do not usually leave reviews.. but I just wanted to put this out here in case anyone else finds himself in a similar situation and aren’t sure what to do. I have very large South American cichlids in an outdoor pond and naturally sometimes they fight. Anytime I see anyone with any injuries I always dose the pond with this bc it’s safe for the other fish and the plants in there. It’s essentially harmless to use and can pretty much only help. I’ve used this probably dozen times for small injuries and never had any problems.This particular time was a true test of its efficacy. Two of my adult cichlids had the worst wounds I’ve seen in any of my tanks. A blood parrot was missing like a third of their jaw/face from locking jaws with someone and getting their face bitten, and a different fish had what looked like a stab mark (??) that was like almost a full inch long with some weird opaque white stuff coming out of it 😭 These 2 fish don’t bother each other at all so it may have been a coincidence idk but it was such a nightmare and I did not think either of them would come back from their wounds. I considered euthanizing them, but honestly, I didn’t have any way to actually euthanize fish that size.. so I ordered a couple bottles of this overnight and prayed for the best. It says it’s safe to double the dose so I did and within three days, the fishes face grew back almost perfectly and the other fish with the stab wound already had a visible closed scar. I was so impressed (and thrilled!!) It says it has colloids that bind to exposed proteins in wounds, and after my personal experience and consulting some experts online, I truly believe this product does what it says, and is worth every penny.

Fish loved this stuff I may have intoxicated them once or twice but it did cut down some erratic swimming. Last for a while just a little pricey

When I’m using this product, it’s because I feel that my fish are stressed. This may be immediately after hey gravel, cleaning or rearranging the plants. I always make certain too. Include this to help my fish settle down and protect them from any stress induced maladies. SeaChem offers, outstanding products, high-quality that will suit any aquarium enthusiast. I am always confident that I am not going to cause any difficulties when I use their products properly.

This is an antiseptic and not medications right? Whatever it is, my globetta is revitalized and zipping around her tank after a week of hiding and lethargy. Just dose the recommended amount and wait a few days. A must have.

Great for water changes and adding new fish to aquarium

This Stressgaurd was recommended to me by a friend when I bought my fish tank. The fish were lethargic or glass surfacing due to stress or the new environment. They said this is an additive (non-toxic) you can put in the water to make them relax. When I first ordered it, it came in a box with other items and didn't have a plastic cap so the seal got broken and spilled inside the box. Amazon was nice enough to replace it and the second bottle ALSO came with no cap but the seal was intact (I've received other bottles like this for my aquarium and none of them have caps for some reason...). I will say that the Stressgaurd does work; you can instantly see a change in the fish. Now, the label says you can't "overdose" the fish with this but I would be careful about how much and how frequent you use it. I try to limit it to twice a week, if needed. The stress guard creates a type of film in the water (like a water coat) so over using it can cause a bad water balance. Also, the liquid is blue and will dye the aquarium pieces and tubing just so you know.

So just to clear things up for anyone who is unsure. Paraguard & stress guard can be used together. I recently got back into discus and in knowing how sensitive they can be I wasn't sure what to use during quarantine. I watched a couple of videos & did some reading & reviews on line & the paraguard was highly recommended. There wasn't anyone using it with stress guard but I figured I'd give it a try. So here is how I used it. I ordered the first 7 discus & I didn't do as much research on the seller as I should have (I won't mention sellers name but just believe cheaper is NOT the way to go) anyway when I got them they were skinny, doing a whole lot of rubbing and 2 had ich. That being said I turned the heat up to 92°(this high for fish who can handle high temp only) & treated with both stress guard & paraguard for 2 weeks (put temp slowly back down to 84° when done).All fish survived & are doing great. Now as for the second batch of 9 discus . They came in healthy (more reputable seller) so I did just 3 days of both. Now if you are doing a 2 week quarantine like you should if you see any trouble you can restart both until you see they are doing better (2 weeks if sick is best). Make sure you remove carbon from filter when using paraguard. If your using stress guard alone for injury you do not need to remove carbon. I hope this helps . I highly recommend both products