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Patricia says:

TETRA EASY BALANCE, WITH NITRABAN, (in it’s 8 ounce size), is supposed to make 500 gallons of water safe for tropical

fish – making it VERY economical! And it IS a necessity for fish.

Tropical fish, you see, cannot take the chemicals put into water

that we humans can. Or at least, it effects them in a negative

way more quickly. I mean, all those chemicals CAN’T be good for

humans, either — that’s why I use home-made distilled water for

coffee, tea, and other (human) beverages I make at home. Distilled

water is good for fish as well — but, along with the chemicals

left at the bottom of the distilling jar, (with the water that is

thrown away), are also the minerals that come in water! I can

buy mineral supplements for me — but I don’t think there are any

mineral supplements for fish! Anyway, often I use regular tap

water + a water conditioner/ “safe-maker” for my little Betta fish,

and sometimes I use distilled water with the water-conditioner…

distilled water STILL has benefits, I think.

Anyway, the water-conditiner here is supposed to be for ALL fish.

My Betta fish did not take adversely to it at all — and the

lady I called up from the TETRA company said she gives it to her

Betta fish with no ill effects, (either?). However, at a pet store,

I saw they had both their own brand of fish water conditioner, and

a smaller bottle of fish water conditioner made specifically for

Betta fish. On my last visit to the pet store, I asked them what

the difference was. They said the Betta fish need the special

conditiner because they are more delicate than other fish. How-

ever, I saw no difference when I used their special Betta water

conditoner, and the TETRA water conditioner for all fish. Maybe

their brand of water conditioner for all fish is less gentle than

the Tetra all-purpose water conditioner. I don’t know. I havn’t

tried their brand, as yet.

The Tetra Easy Balance, (all-fish), water conditioner must be shaken

before use. This is the most trifling of inconveniences — I think

ALL water conditioners, and other liquids, (for humans and for pets),

should be shaken — unless the label says otherwise. Couldn’t hurt,

I don’t think. However, the Tetra Easy Balance Water Conditioner is

a LOT THICKER than the special Betta water conditioner I got at the

pet store. This may mean only a little must be used — but it’s SO

thick, I found some that had inadvertently dripped out had, after

a while, dried and solidified near the bottle opening! It was easy

to brush away — but rather shocking to find it there.

In sum, my little Betta fish, (named “Pink”), liked the Tetra Easy

Balance water-conditioner just as much as the special Betta water

conditioner from the pet store. Sometimes, before I put the water

conditioner in, she’d just be kind of sluggish around the top of

her fish-bowl. After putting the Tetra-water conditioner in, she’d

become active and playful! It really does make a difference!

It isn’t written on the Tetra bottle — but on the Betta fish conditioner from the pet-store, it mentions that it works better when mixed with the water before puting the fish in. This makes sense, I think. Fully diluted water / conditioner is, for fish, like already

-stirred coffee for humans!

So, I’ll end my review here with a few “words” from my little Betta fish, Pink.

…………Pink says: “I LIKE WHAT IT DOES FOR THE WATER, AND I…..

…………ENJOY SWIMMING IN IT!”………………………………

You can’t get a better recommendation than that! }}}}===(o>

Rating: 4 / 5