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cichlidaddicted

cichlidaddicted

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Thought this would be a good idea for a thread. Everyone has those few favorite products they always have on hand under the tank. What are yours? Lets exclude prime because That's probably on everyones list. So what are your favorites?

Antibiotic- seachem kanaplex
General-melafix, salt, sodium carbonate, epsom.

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cichlidaddicted

cichlidaddicted

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Raises the general hardness of water and some say it shares the same benifits as salt. Rift lake cichlids like a high general hardness (epsom) and carbonate hardness (baking soda). I use them both as buffers

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ddavila06

ddavila06

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ah cool! well my closet is lacking stuff...
i do have clout that treats fungal stuff and a wide range of slimes and stuff..
i also won an ick cure thing..
i should probably get some fish salt for emergency needs..

i do have excel for algae treatment and flourish iron as well as root tabs. lots of fry foods also and a bag of medicated fish food also.
 
cichlidaddicted

cichlidaddicted

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Ya know I have all sorts of meds but no medicated foods. Can't find em anywhere, anyone know the names of any good ones?

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chriscoli

chriscoli

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Long handled BBQ tongs. Bruce bought me my own set since I kept stealing his....many of my tanks are deep so unless I'm feeling like getting my armpits wet, I use the tongs to grab whatever it is I've dropped into the tank.
 
cichlidaddicted

cichlidaddicted

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Just a heads up, I stopped buying the regular melafix. It is a 1% solution the saltwater is 1.5% the cichlid formula is 2% and they are all the same price. Here's the kicker, the pond melafix is 5% and its cheaper the big jug of 5% pond melafix is the same price as the med. Regular melafix and I cap treats 100g. That's like buying one bottle and getting 4 free ones. Atleast the way I see it. My fish can't tell the difference.

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verbal

verbal

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cichlidaddicted said:
Just a heads up, I stopped buying the regular melafix. It is a 1% solution the saltwater is 1.5% the cichlid formula is 2% and they are all the same price. Here's the kicker, the pond melafix is 5% and its cheaper the big jug of 5% pond melafix is the same price as the med. Regular melafix and I cap treats 100g. That's like buying one bottle and getting 4 free ones. Atleast the way I see it. My fish can't tell the difference.

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I think dilluting the oil(I am pretty melafix is tea tree oil) yourself is even cheaper. Pimafix is also basically a diluted oil.
 
dogofwar

dogofwar

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I have the vials of each that Sam group ordered for us.

Anyone remember the correct ratio of each to distilled water?

For whatever reason, Petsmart sells the pond Pima/Mela Fix for a couple of bucks for the big container at the end of pond season. I stocked up last time I saw it.

Matt

verbal said:
I think dilluting the oil(I am pretty melafix is tea tree oil) yourself is even cheaper. Pimafix is also basically a diluted oil.
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dogofwar

dogofwar

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Other than Pimafix and Melafix, the only other chemical/med I keep is Chloram-X (chlorine / chloramine remover). It never hurts to have some Indian Almond Leaves and alder cones (anti-fungal) around...

Matt
 
jonclark96

jonclark96

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ddavila06 said:
what is epson salt good for?
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cichlidaddicted said:
Raises the general hardness of water and some say it shares the same benifits as salt. Rift lake cichlids like a high general hardness (epsom) and carbonate hardness (baking soda). I use them both as buffers

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I always thought that epsom salts were used as a general laxative to aid in digestion issues.
 
chriscoli

chriscoli

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jonclark96 said:
I always thought that epsom salts were used as a general laxative to aid in digestion issues.
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I hear that a lot, too, but I'm not convinced....

Epsom salts are a laxative if people take them....but that doesnt' mean it works that way in fish. Does anyone have any hard evidence that this actually works the same way in fish?
 
mchambers

mchambers

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dogofwar

dogofwar

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Thanks Matt!

I've honestly never had positive (or negative) effects dosing fish with Epsom salt. Or regular salt for that manner.

Ken (among others) swears by it as an ich preventative (for stressed fish...like freshly collected ones).

Matt
 
chriscoli

chriscoli

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dogofwar said:
Thanks Matt!

I've honestly never had positive (or negative) effects dosing fish with Epsom salt. Or regular salt for that manner.

Ken (among others) swears by it as an ich preventative (for stressed fish...like freshly collected ones).

Matt
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I don't doubt that it's helpful for many things....it's a great osmoregulator! But I'm just skeptical as its utility at relieving fish constipation, unless fish constipation is related to osmoregulation....which it might be.
 
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