Algonquin
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Anyone know of a comprehensive list of fish medications and their active ingredients that are shrimp-safe? I've got a 'medical kit' full of various things to treat my freshwater fish, should the need arise - and now that I have some shrimp in one of my tanks, it's occurred to me that some of them aren't ok for shrimps. I'd like to be prepared with the knowledge of what is ok and what isn't, Before it's needed!
I emailed API today, since their website doesn't seem to have any info on whether or not the medications are safe for shrimp. They said that the 4 meds I inquired about ARE safe for shrimp & invertebrates: Furan 2, API General Cure, EM Erythromycin and Fungus Cure. Trying to get that info via google got me lots of different answers, so I just went straight to the source.
However, I was also looking at the Seachem website, as their medication products are more readily available in my area, and it looks like ALL their medications say to 'remove all invertebrates as they are extremely sensitive to medication'. That seemed almost like a generic disclaimer... not that I'm going to take any chances, but it wasn't clear that the specific ingredients in those meds were UNsafe for shrimps... hmmm
So... if anyone knows of a list that includes the names of the active ingredients of typical fish meds, and ideally, their Brand names, that would be magical. Thanks!
I emailed API today, since their website doesn't seem to have any info on whether or not the medications are safe for shrimp. They said that the 4 meds I inquired about ARE safe for shrimp & invertebrates: Furan 2, API General Cure, EM Erythromycin and Fungus Cure. Trying to get that info via google got me lots of different answers, so I just went straight to the source.
However, I was also looking at the Seachem website, as their medication products are more readily available in my area, and it looks like ALL their medications say to 'remove all invertebrates as they are extremely sensitive to medication'. That seemed almost like a generic disclaimer... not that I'm going to take any chances, but it wasn't clear that the specific ingredients in those meds were UNsafe for shrimps... hmmm
So... if anyone knows of a list that includes the names of the active ingredients of typical fish meds, and ideally, their Brand names, that would be magical. Thanks!