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Aqua-Plus/Betta-Plus harmful to other animals

Will the addition of Aqua-Plus (or Betta-Plus) make the water dangerous for my other pets (Birds, cats, dogs) if they drink from the aquarium?

Will the addition of Aqua-Plus (or Betta-Plus) make the water dangerous for my other pets (Birds, cats, dogs) if they drink from the aquarium?
The water in a fish aquarium or bowl is definitely different from the tap. The purpose of any water conditioner is to remove toxic compounds that will kill fish, such as chlorine and chloramine. These are put in the water to kill bacteria and other things that can be dangerous to human health.

With these compounds gone, there is the possibility of pathogenic bacteria entering the aquarium and multiplying to a concentration that they may possibly cause problems, but as far as the compounds used for the actual removal of the toxins, these are neutralized in the new water and should cause no problems for any of your land pets that might drink the water.

Thus it is any actual paracites or pathogens that might grow in the aquarium over time with the fish, that would be the only source that could cause a problem for other pets. This is an extremely rare problem and is normally only associated with a tank that has been seriously neglected to the point where the water itself has become toxic, not the product like Aqua-Plus or Betta-Plus itself.

As long as water is changed on a regular basis and there are no diseases evident, there should be no danger to and standard pets, feline, canine or avian. Assuming the water is changed regularly and new water addition always starts from sterile right after the change. The active ingredinets, in the concentrations they are found in the aquarium are much too low to cause any distress to the pets.

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