This is my (literal) fish medicine cabinet

Harlequinmania · September 5, 2013

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In my fish medicine cabinet (from top left to bottom right):

Refractometer
Salifert Flatworm Exit (I administer FWE to all new shipments of coral, clams, and anything with substrate)
Salifert Nitrite test kit
Salifert Ammonia test kit
Salifert Nitrate test kit
Salifert Phosphate test kit
Salifert Alkalinity test kit
Salifert Calcium test kit
Measuring syringes, spoons, and pipettes
Chloroquine phosphate powder (Used to treat ectoparasites such as Marine Ich and flukes; My new standard medication for quarantine)
Seachem Ammonia Alert (Used in all my quarantine tanks)
Seachem Prime (emergency ammonia/nitrite neutralizer. Always have a bottle on hand in case your hospital or quarantine tank develops NH4 or NO2 spikes).
Methylene Blue (for fungus infections, which are rarely encountered in saltwater)
PraziPro (liquid praziquantel for de-worming and fluke eradication. Often used during quarantine)
Cupramine (for general treatment of protists such as Marine Ich, Oodinium, Amyloodinium, and Ichthyophthirius. I have largely replaced the use of Cupramine with Chloroquine phosphate)
Kent Marine Lugol's Iodine (Used as a coral dip)
Two Little Fishes' ReVive (Used as a secondary coral dip)

I've bolded what I believe are must-have items for every marine fishkeeper. Cupramine is highlighted if you are unable to find Chloroquine phosphate (CP). The coral dips aren't bolded because there are many different ways people successfully treat new corals, but you should definitely develop your own coral dipping regiment.

I'd like to take this opportunity to remind everyone the importance of quarantine. If you are not quarantining fish (and dipping corals), I implore you to do so. Anyone who's ever dealt with eradicating diseases and coral pests will tell you an ounce of prevention is worth a ton of cure. Save your sanity ... and the lives of the animals you chose to steward.

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