Hi @MirandaBIt's annoying that they won't disclose the ingredients of this but I strongly suspect copper is involved in there somewhere as a friend on facebook dosed her tank with it and the loaches reacted very badly.
Hi @MirandaB
In that case, I'd like to suggest that one of your words above, 'annoying' be replaced with the word 'irresponsible'.
Clearly, a company to avoid.
JPC
Not snail safe either according to the blurb
Hi @Nick pottsUnfortunately, it is not just them that keeps their formulas hidden, a lot of companies either don't state or hide it well enough that most people wouldn't find it.
This is interesting. I inherited this stuff along with loads of other extras with a fish tank that I had purchased recently. The owner of the tank had a planted aquarium with shrimps and snails in. He didn't report any problems.
Seachem are notorious for withholding information regards what's in their products. Admittedly they often produce saftey data sheets, but frequently they hide the actual contents claiming "trade secrets"For example, Seachem, an American company appears to issue a Materials Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) with some, if not all of their relevant products.
Hi @hypnogogiaThe name ‘Cupramine’ kind of gives us a clue as to it’s copper content.
Hi @John qSeachem are notorious for withholding information regards what's in their products. Admittedly they often produce saftey data sheets, but frequently they hide the actual contents claiming "trade secrets"
According to Wikipedia it probably is.Hi again, @John q
I wonder if Clarke Stanley's Liniment is where the term, Snake Oil first ever entered our vocabulary?
JPC