Please DO NOT EAT Your Aquarium Chemicals!

As COVID-19 spreads throughout our country, people are becoming increasing panicked, and some are turning to home remedies to try to prevent infection. While some “cures”, like eating lots of raw garlic, are probably not effective but are ultimitely...

Drug cleared by Trump, FDA for coronavirus testing also found in fish tanks — and prices online are soaring

President Trump announced in a press conference Thursday that chloroquine phosphate — a substance found in drugs used to treat malaria, severe arthritis and also used as a medication in aquariums, was just cleared by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to test as a treatment for the coronavirus. That same substance, outside its pharmaceutical form, is used as a water treatment in aquariums to kill microscopic organisms that might harm fish and other aquatic animals. As you may imagine, some price gouging is going from some individuals. A product that normally cost about $9.99 is now selling for $420.00 or more and sparking fears that people may be ingesting the fish-tank additive in the hope it will combat COVID-19 illnesses. The study, conducted by Storyfull