u/OkScreen127

I have a 90gallon with a 4-5in EB JD, a close to mature Angelfish (odd pair but as individuals work great with eachother), 4 Siamese Algea eaters (3in or so each), 4 clown loach (about 2.5in each) and 3 Golden Killifish.

I also have a 30gal with a 3.5in EB JD, 2 siamese algea eaters about 1.5in each and a random blue baddis who somehow came with plants and I havent been able to catch for months lol.

Power went out Friday at around 5pm. It is now Sunday at 5:15 while Im typing and theyre not expecting to have our power resored until Wed-Thursday due to the severity of the damage..

Its about 80-90° so temp is not an issue, but bubbles are. We have the crappy little generator and all generators are sold out around us, so the best Ive been able to do is running their bubblers for about an hour 1//2 or two every 12 hours or so when we come to check on our cats (we were able to take our dogs to where were staying right now, but the cats are fine as they can hang in oir basement - our two special needs kids cant take the heat)...

My fish seem fine for now and the last couple days but this cant be sustainable, right??? What can we do to keep our fish alive?? Im not sure I can swing it today, but tomorrow I could come do water changes and also can the rest of the days without power but things have been too hectic until tomorrow - would that and bubbler for 2 hours every 12 hours or so be enough??

One of the many rules I've been taught about keeping hots that any responsible owner will have antivenom ready if needed for the local hospital to administer if theyre bit, which completely makes sense to me, but I have some questions about that..

1: How difficult is it to acquire the anivenom for your species? Im assuming some are easier to come by than others, but still *how* do you even go about legally acquiring it/knowing you have exactly what you need *if* needed? Im assuming it must be stored in a specific way as well?

2: How long do these vials tend to last/ how often do they need to be replaced assuming they were never used?

3: What is the general cost of antivenom in the United States; is it less for native species like copperheads that tend to be native and more for something like a Gaboon which is not native, so less likely for US hospitals to carry? And if you own a non-native species, again, how do you go about acquiring it then?

4: though maybe this should've been higher - *IS* it legal to aquire antivenom as a exotic keeper, not being a hospital, zoo, etc?

5: Is the antivenom actually for one to give to the medical personal to administer, or are you supposed to take courses to learn how to administer it yourself ASAP then be hospitalized/or administer it yourself and have more if needed for hospital staff to administer if needed/etc?

Im not sure if Ill ever actually get into true hots myself (though I have some warm ones lol), but while discussing it my husband had.some questions I hadnt considered which made me think of some of my own, so Id like your ask those who keep hots and see how it is for them - though I recognize its likely different state-to-state based on laws/regulations/etc... But these are questions Id really like to know the answers to as I consider my future in potentially owning hots or even just as general knowlege. Thank you in advance!!