nerdelish
Aquarium Advice Freak
I haven't finished cycling my tank yet so I don't have any fish right now... but I am wondering if there are good medications to have on hand and if so what are they?
The antibiotic expiration date is pretty much useless. The fda requires an expiration date on medications so they slap a random one on. The government has a warehouse full if antibiotics that are more than 20 years past their expiration date that they tested, almost all of them were still viable.Antibiotics can expire..
I like to have rid ich,praziquantel, MB ,and copper on hand.
The copper most won't need and I say beginners should stay away from.
I keep H2O2(hydrogen peroxide for algae issues) ,and Potassium Permaganate(PP), for dissolved organic issues.
The PP has many medical uses but again like copper not for beginners IMO.
I stock and extra heater and air pump also incase of late night emergency.
The only thing I keep on hand is Methylene Blue. It can be hard to find, but dips with it are good remedies.
Good water parameters prevent most diseases
Antibiotics can expire..
I like to have rid ich,praziquantel, MB ,and copper on hand.
The copper most won't need and I say beginners should stay away from.
I keep H2O2(hydrogen peroxide for algae issues) ,and Potassium Permaganate(PP), for dissolved organic issues.
The PP has many medical uses but again like copper not for beginners IMO.
I stock and extra heater and air pump also incase of late night emergency.
Always better safe then sorry.I'll look into these, thanks for the help. I have a 10 gallon tank I have set aside to be a hospital or quarantine tank and I have an extra air pump and heater for that. I'm keeping a sponge filter in my 29 gallon tank to ensure that there won' be cycling problems if I do end up with sick fish...this is all preemptive stuff.