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These are the chemicals I have on stock
Primafix
melafix
prime
stress coat
microbe lift
I think that covers all the areas I need for a tank if you see something that i need let me know also the reason i have some of those things is because i brought them first without knowing about the other ones

You may want to stock some ich medication as that is a common disease among fish and you never know when its going to pop up. That way you save yourself a trip to the store and your fish a couple of hours.

I usually have Jungle Fungus Buddies on hand along with melafix and Aquarisol (ich treatment). I live about 1 1/2 hours from the nearest LFS so a quick trip is not usually possible.

Steph

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I've never been a fan of stress coat, IMO causes much more trouble than it's worth...

Keep in mind that melafix is only for minor injuries, and the healing process...no matter what the lable says it's not a medication for something like finrot or fungus.

Ich meds are good to keep on hand, depending on what fish I'd suggest maracide as it's also good for other conditions.

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If I were you I'd try studying good water quality and tank maintenance and throw away all the meds...

Carefully watch your new trop purchases in the store tank. Try to pick only the healthiest looking and make sure to acclimate correctly to your tank water pH.

--garyroland.

Yeah when I get better at fish keeping i will stop using chemicals. I will get rid ich plus I heard thats the best for scaleless fish. Tahnks for the help guys

What happens is if you get results with meds you never get to know how to prevent disease...

Dependency on meds becomes a fact of life unless you study and learn right at the outset what not to do.

--garyroland.

I've never been a fan of stress coat, IMO causes much more trouble than it's worth...

Babelfish, what troubles does it cause? I've always heard it's good stuff, and I use it a lot after netting fish. I'd like to know if I'm endangering my fish!

-Dennis

I've read, but never tested my water when I was using it so I cannot be certian that it causes a spike in ph. My biggest issue with it however is the aloe that is used in it. Pure aloe is a very thick substance, which is great for human skin, but adding it to the tank makes me think the fish will feel like they're swimming thru gelatin. Additionally since it is a natural plant substance it does break down like all dead plant substances and may cause an increase in ammonia.

I might be alone in this, and quite possibly neither of the issues I've raised are as serious as I think they are, but having lost one fish after its use I've never wanted to use the stuff again. Granted the fish was ill and on its way out, but it seemed okay when I added the stuff .....anyway. I've noticed that chain stores like ptsmrt use it every time they bag fish, and yet never see the specialty LFS's that use compressed air rather than blowing in the bags when they bag fish use it.

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I can see no advantage to adding StressCoat to water...

I have a difficult time believing that aloe sticks to trops and adds to slime coat protection.

I like the claims but doubt the effect.

--garyroland.