Regular Member lizam Posted May 18, 2015 Regular Member Share Posted May 18, 2015 I am not sure I put this in the right place. My apologies if I didn't. I am wondering what basic meds are good to have on hand? My little babies are in quarantine right now going through the prazi treatment but I don't have access to much. The reason I am asking is because I live in a small town in Canada. My LFS pretty much only had General Cure API that was outdated from 2010 So I guess I am wondering if there a couple things that are good to have on hand when I either go to the city or do some shopping online. Thanks for the help 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member LisaCGold Posted May 18, 2015 Regular Member Share Posted May 18, 2015 Good for planning ahead! Plain old salt (salt with no additives) you probably already have that since you are doing a QT Seachem metroplex or equivalent Seachem Kanaplex or equivalent Tri sulpha 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Kate89 Posted May 18, 2015 Regular Member Share Posted May 18, 2015 I'd also have Epsom salts on hand 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helper Arctic Mama Posted May 18, 2015 Helper Share Posted May 18, 2015 (edited) If you have a weak local selection like I do, stock up. Having fought back several illnesses I now see this as a great medicine cabinet and well worth keeping: Salt (pickling salt, free of ANY additives Epsom salt Potassium Permanganate Crystals Metronidazole Erythromycin Kanaplex Furan-2 Methylene Blue Malachite Green or Paraguard Acriflavin or broad spectrum fungal treatment Praziquantel/Prazipro Dimilin or Anchor's Away Buffering agent (baking soda is common) Water conditioner (Prime, Amquel, etc) That is really my bare minimum. I probably have double that now, because of all the issues I've run into. I'd so much rather spend $50 on some medications that expire, unused, than spend another day with a seriously sick fish, a diagnosis, and a five day wait on the mail to deliver the needed treatment Edited May 18, 2015 by Arctic Mama 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member goldfishgirl82 Posted May 18, 2015 Regular Member Share Posted May 18, 2015 (edited) I would say for some of those, good to look for them now as they are harder to find (especially in Canada), that way you won't be worrying about where to find them in case an emergency comes up later. What I would look for first: Praziquantel / Prazipro Metronidazole (or metroplex) Kanaplex Dimilin (also sold as De-Los on National Fish Pharmacy) Quick Cure I didn't list the salt because it's easy to find. Edited May 18, 2015 by goldfishgirl82 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member lizam Posted May 19, 2015 Author Regular Member Share Posted May 19, 2015 Thanks everyone! That's awesome. I will start working on having some on hand. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member lizam Posted May 19, 2015 Author Regular Member Share Posted May 19, 2015 (edited) That is really my bare minimum. I probably have double that now, because of all the issues I've run into. I'd so much rather spend $50 on some medications that expire, unused, than spend another day with a seriously sick fish, a diagnosis, and a five day wait on the mail to deliver the needed treatment That's what I was thinking. To get to where I am things can take over a week or two. Edited May 19, 2015 by lizam 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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