Blue Life Safety Stop

Safety Stop is a simple and effective way to help protect your salt and freshwater aquarium fish from serious unwanted outbreaks of disease caused by external parasites and bacteria...

Safety Stop is a simple and effective way to help protect your salt and freshwater aquarium fish from serious unwanted outbreaks of disease caused by external parasites and bacterial and fungal infections.

New fish are often the source of infectious diseases that can destroy an entire aquarium.
Be proactive and give your fish a Safety Stop bath to significantly reduce the risk of introducing deadly diseases.

Although there is no substitute for long-term quarantine of new fish in a separate quarantine aquarium, it is often not practical. We recommend using Safety Stop before placing the new fish in your aquarium or quarantine tank. For owners of multiple aquariums, it should be used when transferring a fish from one tank to another, including all quarantine tanks.

How to use:

• Take fish straight home from the fish shop without delay. Allow fish to acclimate to the same temperature and pH of the aquarium before performing the Safety Stop bath.
• While the fish acclimatizes, prepare the two baths: in clean, non-metallic containers (i.e. a plastic or glass bucket),
• Add one gallon, 3.8 liters, of water straight from the aquarium to each bucket.
• Using scissors, cut the edge of the product packages and pour PART A into the first container and PART B into the second container.
• Monitor for temperature changes.
• Gently shake both solutions with an air stone. Leave the air stones in the tank to oxygenate the water when the fish is in the bath.
• Remove the fish to be treated from the acclimatization water and place it in the bath for 45 minutes PART A (30 minutes if the fish has been shipped at night in the last 72 hours).
• Keep a loose cover on the tub to prevent fish from jumping out. Pay close attention to signs of stress throughout the treatment process. Signs of stress include heavy breathing, erratic swimming, rolling, etc. If the fish shows signs of stress, reduce time and place in PART B bath immediately.
• After Part A, transfer the fish to the Part B bath for 45 minutes. Continue watching for signs of stress. If signs of stress occur, remove before treatment is over and transfer to quarantine tank or prepared aquarium.
• Do not put bath water in the aquarium. After treatment B the fish is transferred to the aquarium.
• Observe fish after introduction to the tank to ensure tank mates do not disturb the fish. It is a good idea to feed the tank at the same time as you introduce the new fish to keep the existing fish occupied. Keep light levels low for 24 hours after introduction.