Have you guys had trouble at the zoo getting certain meds?
I've been catching Northern Red Belly Dace's in the river by my house and I want to bring them home to put in an aquarium but I can't find any anti-parasite meds for sale locally. My state has a stupid law where I can't have praziquantel based meds shipped into the state and I have to buy it locally. My backup is usually levamisole hydrochloride (sp?) meant for livestock but of course everyone is out of that as well due to people being stupid. Antibiotics like Amoxfin are impossible to find as well.
This sucks because I've been putting minnow traps in that river for 15 years and I've never caught those Dace's before. I checked with the local game warden and he was surprised I was catching them by my house, he said they usually don't come this far up the river.
Is methylene blue used in the reptile hobby? Unfortunately the 2 companies that were making it for aquariums have stopped producing it. It works great on fresh fish eggs to stop fungus from forming. You can use hydrogen peroxide but it's more abrasive to the egg sac and usually leads to lower hatch rates.
Northern redbelly dace's for reference.