General Cure from API will help your pet fish recover from diseases such as fish lice, gill flukes, hole-in-the-head, skin flukes and velvet. So, does this multipurpose treatment product have an expiration date?
You can find out in this guide at Aquarium Blueprints.
Quick Summary
API General Cure will eventually expire as you will find its expiration date on the packaging. We doing recommend using this product once it has expired ad it may become less effective or may even be toxic.
In addition to expiration, you should also take care of storing General Cure as you don’t want to contaminate the powder.
Does General Cure expire?
API General Cure has an expiration date, which is usually set at 3 years after the date of manufacture.
You can find the expiry date on the packaging box if you have the packet version of General Cure.
If you have the bulk powder version, then you can find the date on the container.
Can you use an expired API General Cure?
After the expiration date, General Cure may become less effective or even toxic.
Since you are already dealing with fish that are already sick, we recommend that you don’t use API General Cure past its expiration date. Instead, you can either get a new pack of General Cure or try a completely different product.
How to avoid spoiling API General Cure
In addition to expiration, the API General Cure could go bad if it gets spoiled. To avoid contaminating this product, we recommend taking the following precautionary steps:
1. If you are using the packet version of General Cure, then make sure that you store any opened packets that still have the powder inside into a zip lock bag.
2. If you are using the bulk powder version, then you need to keep the top lid closed when you aren’t adding the powder in your tank.
If you leave the packets or container opened, then you could expose the powder to contamination.
3. If you are using a scoop, then take extra care that it doesn’t get wet. If it does get wet, avoid storing it in the General Cure packet or container.
4. Do not attempt to put any powder back into the packet or container. Instead, we recommend disposing any excess powder that have been taking out of its original packaging.
5. Store the packet and bulk powder version at room temperature in a low humidity environment.