Its safe in a controlate enviroment, when you use medication in your aquarium you need to control the params and use this methods: - Water change of the 40 % of the tank liters. (one time for week) - Put in the filter active carbon for remove the medication surplus from the water. **BUT FIRST** try to don't use medications, look for alternative methods, for example: - Termoteraphy - Aloe vera - Alimentation change (green peas)