Rate my medicine cabinet :)

[Mariette]

Okay guys. It’s been a battle and a half but I finally got my final shipment of all the meds I ordered. I couldn’t get my hands on the name brands but I got the active ingredients (ie instead of PraziPro, I was able to get praziquantel and so on).

Do you think I have all my basis covered or am I missing something? I tried everything and I can’t get Formalin :(

Also, anyone have experience w these active ingredients instead of name brands? Any tips would be much appreciated.

The Big Guns

• Methylene Blue
• NFG
• General Trio (combo of active ingredients in Kanaplex, Metroplex, and Furan-2) which is an all in one trifecta. I was not able to get these individually.
• Cupramine
• Chloroquine Phosphate
• General parasite cure which has active ingredients found in API General Cure
• Praziquantel
• Focus
• Prime

The little guns

• Melafix
• Pimafix
• Paraguard

Plus vitamins, garlic guard, and vitamin enriched foods.

Thx all :)

 

[Macdaddynick1]

Are you trying to open up a fish hospital? Lol

 

[Frtdrmrose7]

Okay guys. It’s been a battle and a half but I finally got my final shipment of all the meds I ordered. I couldn’t get my hands on the name brands but I got the active ingredients (ie instead of PraziPro, I was able to get praziquantel and so on).

Do you think I have all my basis covered or am I missing something? I tried everything and I can’t get Formalin :(

Also, anyone have experience w these active ingredients instead of name brands? Any tips would be much appreciated.

The Big Guns

• Methylene Blue
• NFG
• General Trio (combo of active ingredients in Kanaplex, Metroplex, and Furan-2) which is an all in one trifecta. I was not able to get these individually.
• Cupramine
• Chloroquine Phosphate
• General parasite cure which has active ingredients found in API General Cure
• Praziquantel
• Focus
• Prime

The little guns

• Melafix
• Pimafix
• Paraguard

Plus vitamins, garlic guard, and vitamin enriched foods.

Thx all :)

Looks like you’re ready to QT anything

 

[HotRocks]

It's definitely above average! You have all the essentials for anything that may come up!

 

[Mariette]

Are you trying to open up a fish hospital? Lol

No lol. But in the last 2 years, I’ve had
- ich wipe out my tank
- velvet kill off 5 fish in qt
- flukes kill 3 fish in qt
- one fish with a bacterial infection and internal parasites. Dead.

I’ve tried my best w the 3 I had (cupramine, metafix and Pimafix) but have had limited success. I’ve got 3 fish left :( and, if I’m getting any more, I want to be prepared for anything. Make sense?

 

[Mariette]

Looks like you’re ready to QT anything

Excellent. Means a lot coming from you too. Once I get my Dt out of fallow period, I’m giving this everything I’ve got.

 

[ccombs]

No lol. But in the last 2 years, I’ve had
- ich wipe out my tank
- velvet kill off 5 fish in qt
- flukes kill 3 fish in qt
- one fish with a bacterial infection and internal parasites. Dead.

I’ve tried my best w the 3 I had (cupramine, metafix and Pimafix) but have had limited success. I’ve got 3 fish left :( and, if I’m getting any more, I want to be prepared for anything. Make sense?

I have just been through Uronema and Velvet, and I was about to start a thread asking for what meds I should have on hand! I am glad you made this, I will be modeling my stuff after you and watching any comments. Great post!

 

[Mariette]

It's definitely above average! You have all the essentials for anything that may come up!

Why thank you Mr. Rocks. It was inspired by your qt protocol.

 

[Mariette]

I have just been through Uronema and Velvet, and I was about to start a thread asking for what meds I should have on hand! I am glad you made this, I will be modeling my stuff after you and watching any comments. Great post!

Little old me? Oh my. I’m blushing. Glad it can be of help. I modeled it after hotrocks’s qt protocol. I don’t know how to post a link (How do you guys do it????). Perhaps we can summon Mr. @HotRocks himself ....

 

[Frtdrmrose7]

Little old me? Oh my. I’m blushing. Glad it can be of help. I modeled it after hotrocks’s qt protocol. I don’t know how to post a link (How do you guys do it????). Perhaps we can summon Mr. @HotRocks himself ....

Just hold down on the link then click copy, come back here hold down then paste

 

[Mariette]

Just hold down on the link then click copy, come back here hold down then paste

Like this?

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/my-current-qt-process.483371/

 

[Frtdrmrose7]

Learned something new today!

Like this?

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/my-current-qt-process.483371/

 

[Mariette]

Like this?

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/my-current-qt-process.483371/

I DID IT!!! You’re just FULL of helpful info aren’t you? Awesome thx!!!

 

[Mariette]

I have just been through Uronema and Velvet, and I was about to start a thread asking for what meds I should have on hand! I am glad you made this, I will be modeling my stuff after you and watching any comments. Great post!

Here’s the qt protocol I mentioned. Learned how to link ;)

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/my-current-qt-process.483371/

 

[ngoodermuth]

Looks like you have it all! The only thing I would add is a product containing Acriflavine (ruby reef rally, API fungus cure are sources here)

It is actually a pretty good alternative for formalin as an anti-parasitic, and also has antiseptic properties. I have ruby reef rally and find myself using it fairly often...

 

[Mariette]

Looks like you have it all! The only thing I would add is a product containing Acriflavine (ruby reef rally, API fungus cure are sources here)

It is actually a pretty good alternative for formalin as an anti-parasitic, and also has antiseptic properties. I have ruby reef rally and find myself using it fairly often...

Hmmm. Could methylene Blue be used as a substitute? Where I’m from (Ontario. Canada) highly restricts the sale of these things and I had to get it all from 3 sources. 2 online. 1 was a $125 order from the states which added up to $220 including shipping and the exchange rate. It arrived today with the pleasant surprise of an additional $68 fee from customs. Grrrrr

 

[Big G]

Looks like you have it all! The only thing I would add is a product containing Acriflavine (ruby reef rally, API fungus cure are sources here)

It is actually a pretty good alternative for formalin as an anti-parasitic, and also has antiseptic properties. I have ruby reef rally and find myself using it fairly often...

+1 ^^^ and Sulfaplex or Triple Sulfa. These last two work really well on infections of the head area.

 

[ngoodermuth]

Hmmm. Could methylene Blue be used as a substitute? Where I’m from (Ontario. Canada) highly restricts the sale of these things and I had to get it all from 3 sources. 2 online. 1 was a $125 order from the states which added up to $220 including shipping and the exchange rate. It arrived today with the pleasant surprise of an additional $68 fee from customs. Grrrrr

Oh man that’s awful...Methylene blue would have the antiseptic side covered... but not so much the antiparasitic. I was thinking it might be easier for you to find than formalin :/

I think the biggest challenge you’ll have would be if you come across brook... since metronidazole alone doesn’t always cut it. But, if you do a freshwater dip, followed by a bath in MB, and transfer to clean QT with your metro source you’ll have a pretty good chance. Same with uronema.

 

[Mariette]

+1 ^^^ and Sulfaplex or Triple Sulfa. These last two work really well on infections of the head area.

Thx

 

[Mariette]

Oh man that’s awful...Methylene blue would have the antiseptic side covered... but not so much the antiparasitic. I was thinking it might be easier for you to find than formalin :/

I think the biggest challenge you’ll have would be if you come across brook... since metronidazole alone doesn’t always cut it. But, if you do a freshwater dip, followed by a bath in MB, and transfer to clean QT with your metro source you’ll have a pretty good chance. Same with uronema.

I’ll see if I can get something w Acriflavine. Thx!!! No point coming this far and not going further right? BAHAHAHAHA
I was worried about Brook. Uro not so much because I though copper and cp were options? I want to get a couple of clowns but am reluctant because of Brook. Would feel much better if I had ruby reef rally on hand. Read some good things about it