I spent the most part of today looking for
Oil of Cloves.
Guardian Pharmacy does not carry it. In fact, two pharmacists in two different GP have not heard of such a thing....
Frustrated, I went to a traditional chinese medicine shop. I found out Oil of Cloves is "丁香油" in mandarin and a very common ingredient for many ointments. BTW, it's also an ingredient ("Kretek") in Indonesian cigarettes Gudang Garam giving it that distinctive aroma.
But still I can't get 100% pure Oil of Cloves anywhere. I however bought some dried Cloves for $1 per 100 grams from a traditional grocery stall - it's used by housewife as spice.
Then it hits me. Olddog said it works as a anaesthetic to knock out a fish... and overdosing it will make the fish sleep forever.
Therefore "TRANSMORE" will probably work!!!
Transmore is a popular tranquilizer to knock out big fish such as Arowana for transportation or surgery purpose etc. A few drops is enough to knock out an adult arowana so I'm sure it will work on goldfish too. It's cheap; $5 at most.
Any one here has experience using Transmore?
May I stop looking for Oil of Cloves and use Transmore (or equivalent) instead?