Anyone ever had side effects from Amquel?

[bergamer]

My emperor angel was doing great until I added Amquel, then 5 hours later I come to find that he is completely covered in ich. He also begins to lose his color in blotches.
Tonight he couldn't swim, so I put him in a QT and he began bleeding from his gills.
any thoughts?

 

[michaeltx]

some fish are allergic to different things this might be what happen in this case not sure though.
I am unsure about the ich taking over in 5 hours though it might have been sores that developed from the additive.
also some of these additives can turn toxic overtime just sitting in the bottles. so what are your readings I know in FW adding something that has went bad will cause a massive spike in ammonia and cause ammonia burns and this kinda ousnds like what may have happened.
Mike

 

[chipmaker]

I am not a chemist, but would have serious doubts it was caused by Amquel....at least not if the proper amounts etc were used. Amquel is probably one of the largest used products out there for coinditioninig water. I used to know what the main ingredient in it was but can't recall right now, but its not really a product that weill decompoose or go bad to the point that it will kill or injure whats in the tank. At most it would not lock up chlorine etc so its possible the fish got burned from chlorine ammonia, which I guess is a result of bad or out of date Amquel. Call em up and talk to them, I had issues one time with Hikari brand dechlor turning white or opaque from the usual clear color. Kaytee was real good about taking and running tests on the product I had and sending me the results etc, so I am pretty sure from what I hear about AMQUEL, they will do what is right if it proved it was faulty.....callem and see.

 

[xdave]

Amquel does have a shelf life. You probably added it because of an ammonia problem, which is most likely the reason for the stress that brought on the ich.

 

[sepulatian]

Originally Posted by xDave
Amquel does have a shelf life. You probably added it because of an ammonia problem, which is most likely the reason for the stress that brought on the ich.
I agree with dave here.