Good things to have on hand

[shockshockshad]

What medications should I have right away? Melafish and pimafix? BTW, here is another question: melafish treats bacteria, but pimafix supposedly treats bacteria and fungal. Which should I have? And what is a good ick medicine to have on hand? I have looked at quick-cure and I think that it can't be used with plants.

[Incredulous_Ed]

Uh, it's melafix, not melafish. Just so you know. I have mela and pimafix on hand, as well as a malachite green treatment. Maybe some aquarium salt as well.

[Adrian]

I use maracide on my tanks with ich. It does not kill plants. But you had better pull your inverts out, just to be on the safe side.

[shockshockshad]

Woops! I knew it was melafix. Just typos. I have cherry shrimp though, but I can't find them in my plants. Oh well. I have aquarium salt. So mela and pima fix, and maracide. That seems fine.

[Pr0eve]

cherry shrimp hide very well..

[sailor]

Besides the usual primafix, melafix and aquarium salt I also keep epsom salt on hand to help flush some of my cichlids systems out about once every month to six weeks.

[Algenco]

cherry shrimp hide very well..


Definitely do

[cocoa_pleco]

i have alot, i have about 10 different kinds of powder treatments, a gallon jug of melafix, gallon jug of pimafix, and mardel liquid meds

[jbeining75]

My cabinet has stress coat, melafix, pimafix, ammo lock, quick cure, and API Aquarium salt always in there...

[mitcore]

i have melafix, though i have to say it sounds better at melafish LOL
and i have a white spot treatment in there as well

[Asphenaz]

This is a good list especially for beginers; , maybe we should break it up into saltwater / freshwater?