Chem-Marin's "STOP Parasites" product

[Juan Valdez]

This is unreal. I hope I'm wrong about this...

I go the the LFS tonight to buy some reef-safe anti-parasite medicine
for the parasite-ridden fish they sold me. (Fish = $12. Medicine =
$15.) I persuaded them to give me a $5 discount on the medicine,
since it was their fish that infected my tank. So anyway, I walk out
feeling only marginally ripped off. Now, the interesting part...

I apply the medicine to my tank according to the directions. What
strikes me is the "gloopiness" of the product... it is green and has a
thick, almost slimy consistency. As I'm adding it, something else
strikes me: the scent is familiar. I put my nose up to the opening
and take a deep whiff. I'm not ****ting you... this stuff smells
exactly like hot sauce! Vinegary... spicy, etc. THEN, I tasted it.
And wouldn't you know, it TASTES exactly like (green/verde) hot
sauce!!!

Now, please don't go consume all of your reef treatments to determine
what restaurant-supply store they came from. I looked on the bottle
for ingredients and there were none. I have emailed the company to
see what's in there.

Does anyone else have experience with this product?

Juan

[Marc Levenson]

So hot sauce kills parasites? Who'd have thunk it?! LOL

Let us know how this saga plays out. ;)

Marc


Juan Valdez wrote:
> This is unreal. I hope I'm wrong about this...
>
> I go the the LFS tonight to buy some reef-safe anti-parasite medicine
> for the parasite-ridden fish they sold me. (Fish = $12. Medicine =
> $15.) I persuaded them to give me a $5 discount on the medicine,
> since it was their fish that infected my tank. So anyway, I walk out
> feeling only marginally ripped off. Now, the interesting part...
>
> I apply the medicine to my tank according to the directions. What
> strikes me is the "gloopiness" of the product... it is green and has a
> thick, almost slimy consistency. As I'm adding it, something else
> strikes me: the scent is familiar. I put my nose up to the opening
> and take a deep whiff. I'm not ****ting you... this stuff smells
> exactly like hot sauce! Vinegary... spicy, etc. THEN, I tasted it.
> And wouldn't you know, it TASTES exactly like (green/verde) hot
> sauce!!!
>
> Now, please don't go consume all of your reef treatments to determine
> what restaurant-supply store they came from. I looked on the bottle
> for ingredients and there were none. I have emailed the company to
> see what's in there.
>
> Does anyone else have experience with this product?
>
> Juan
>

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[Juan Valdez]

>So hot sauce kills parasites? Who'd have thunk it?! LOL
>
>Let us know how this saga plays out. ;)


I think I was right. This is the full reply via email:

"All we can say is the product is 100% organic and peper based."
(Name omitted.)

Looks like I bought a $15 bottle (8 oz.) of green hot sauce.

[Marc Levenson]

OMG! That is funny, but in a horrific way.

So, what else have you tasted lately? ;) We might have all
kinds of new recipes available in our fish pantry.

Marc


Juan Valdez wrote:

>>So hot sauce kills parasites? Who'd have thunk it?! LOL
>>
>>Let us know how this saga plays out. ;)
>
>
>
> I think I was right. This is the full reply via email:
>
> "All we can say is the product is 100% organic and peper based."
> (Name omitted.)
>
> Looks like I bought a $15 bottle (8 oz.) of green hot sauce.
>
>
>
>

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[Aquacare]

Juan,

I actually know the owner of Chem-Marine and I have a few bottles of product
laying around just in case I need a non copper based treatement. You are
correct it is a Pepper based parasite cure.
Did it work?
I don't use it much, but it does give me and reef tank owners a potential
cure for parasites in an established reef tank where most copper based cures
are a NO NO.

Aquacare