Peroxide Question

[Geezer From The Freezer]

Local chemist doesn't do pure peroxide but they do a bottle of peroxide that
contains the following ingredients....is this ok for topically treating fish

Peroxide (H2O2) 3%
Phosphoric Acid
Phenacetin
Purified Water

[Tom L. La Bron]

Geezer,

The 3% H2O2, usually in a brown bottle, is what most of
us use.

Tom L.L.
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Geezer From The Freezer wrote:

> Local chemist doesn't do pure peroxide but they do a bottle of peroxide that
> contains the following ingredients....is this ok for topically treating fish
>
> Peroxide (H2O2) 3%
> Phosphoric Acid
> Phenacetin
> Purified Water

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http://www.jtbaker.com/msds/englishhtml/p1729.htm
no because of the phenacetin. are you sure they dont have plain 3%? our grocery
stores even carry the 3%.
you may have to get 30% and dilute it 1:10.
Ingrid

Geezer From The Freezer > wrote:

>Local chemist doesn't do pure peroxide but they do a bottle of peroxide that
>contains the following ingredients....is this ok for topically treating fish
>
>Peroxide (H2O2) 3%
>Phosphoric Acid
>Phenacetin
>Purified Water



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[Tom L. La Bron]

Geezer,

If it is the only thing that you can get and beings you
are using it only as a topical treatment I would not
see any harm in using it on your fish. The Phenacetin
has been used to ease pain and fever, but was taken off
the OTC market because of a serious side affect. So if
you use as only as a topical application there
shouldn't be any problem, just don't put in the water
or let any spill into the tank. Dab the excess off
with a cotton ball before putting the fish back in the
tank.

HTH

Tom L.L.
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wrote:

> http://www.jtbaker.com/msds/englishhtml/p1729.htm
> no because of the phenacetin. are you sure they dont have plain 3%? our grocery
> stores even carry the 3%.
> you may have to get 30% and dilute it 1:10.
> Ingrid
>
> Geezer From The Freezer > wrote:
>
>
>>Local chemist doesn't do pure peroxide but they do a bottle of peroxide that
>>contains the following ingredients....is this ok for topically treating fish
>>
>>Peroxide (H2O2) 3%
>>Phosphoric Acid
>>Phenacetin
>>Purified Water
>
>
>
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> List Manager: Puregold Goldfish List
> http://puregold.aquaria.net/
> www.drsolo.com
> Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Unfortunately, I receive no money, gifts, discounts or other
> compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the
> endorsements or recommendations I make.

[Geezer From The Freezer]

wrote:
>
> http://www.jtbaker.com/msds/englishhtml/p1729.htm
> no because of the phenacetin. are you sure they dont have plain 3%? our grocery
> stores even carry the 3%.
> you may have to get 30% and dilute it 1:10.
> Ingrid

Nope this is all they have in the main chemist!

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then ask the main chemist where you can get plain peroxide seeing as how the
additives in there are carcinogenic. Ingrid

Geezer From The Freezer > wrote:

>
>
wrote:
>>
>> http://www.jtbaker.com/msds/englishhtml/p1729.htm
>> no because of the phenacetin. are you sure they dont have plain 3%? our grocery
>> stores even carry the 3%.
>> you may have to get 30% and dilute it 1:10.
>> Ingrid
>
>Nope this is all they have in the main chemist!



~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
List Manager: Puregold Goldfish List
http://puregold.aquaria.net/
www.drsolo.com
Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Unfortunately, I receive no money, gifts, discounts or other
compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the
endorsements or recommendations I make.

[Geezer From The Freezer]

wrote:
>
> then ask the main chemist where you can get plain peroxide seeing as how the
> additives in there are carcinogenic. Ingrid

I did ask, the pharmacist was useless.

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are there any other pharmacists in the area? how about asking the fish store to
order some for fish keepers? Ingrid

Geezer From The Freezer > wrote:
>I did ask, the pharmacist was useless.



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List Manager: Puregold Goldfish List
http://puregold.aquaria.net/
www.drsolo.com
Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Unfortunately, I receive no money, gifts, discounts or other
compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the
endorsements or recommendations I make.

[Dark Phoenix]

> wrote in message
...
> are there any other pharmacists in the area? how about asking the fish
store to
> order some for fish keepers? Ingrid
>
> Geezer From The Freezer > wrote:
> >I did ask, the pharmacist was useless.

Or find a beauty supply store and get some of the strong stuff and dilute
it. Or beg some from a beauty shop. As far as I know, there are no additives
in that kind.

--
Laurie, Dark Phoenix

"It is better to believe, than to disbelieve; in so doing you bring
everything to the realm of possibility."-Albert Einstein.