chemistry of formalin, help me out chemist

[smallblock]

The last time my fish got sick jenn and jeremy told me to do a formalin dip. They also informed me that this stuff is getting impossible to find. I've looked it up online and basically what I come up with is that is 37 percent formalidahyde(sp) in water I think. I'll post a link.

What I'm asking is is it possible to make your own. I'm pretty tight with the people at the funueral home and maybe can get my hands on formaldahdye

Edit: http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/formalin">http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/formalin</a>

Edit: [IMG]http://www.ecu.edu/cs-admin/oehs/envmgmnt/Formalin.cfm">http://www.ecu.edu/cs-admin/oehs/envmgmnt/Formalin.cfm</a>

Edit: seems formaldhyde is a gas

Edit: also what lines of work use formalin? would a science lab at a college have it? I've even read that some leather shops might have it. Really trying to get my hands on some in a hurry.

 

[smallblock]

for the strangest thing anyone has ever seen.

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[jennm]

I believe Hikari Ich-X has formalin. I'm not at the shop to check but I'm nearly positive.

Jenn