Formalin in marine tanks to cure ICH?

[chrisbenavides]

I bought some ICH medicine just to have in case a fish got ICH.

The main ingredient is Formalin.

Do you all know anything about this chemical?
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How it acts with marine fish?
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If it hurts inverts?
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Safe on seahorses and marine fish?
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What kind of ICH it can kill?


THANKS!!! :D

[IPowderBlueTang]

Here's a article to read http://www.fishdoc.co.uk/treatments/malachite.htm

[reefnetworth]

it also turns silicone blue/green.
REEF-ON!!!

[BTTRFLYGRL]

Well....its toxic,
will kill invertabraes,
will kill biological filtration,
can kill your fish if used improperly,
not a great cure for ich as you cannot use the med for long periods of time

I would not put it in your main..bad news. I would not use as a prolonged treatment for anything..Dips are helpful for OTHER conditions such as Flukes, Brook..etc..

Copper and Hypo, only things that work on ich
Good luck!

[chrisbenavides]

thanks!

what are some names of these meds with copper?