"New" Ich med?
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Breakthecycle2
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Does it work?
Everything I know about CP can be found here: https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/chloroquine-phosphate.192309/
I have never used it but yes it said to be quite effective.
Treatments that claim to be reef safe always make me cautious.
I have no idea regarding what a therapeutic dose would be, it would might be hit and miss seeing as you have to make sure the fish eat an adequate amount of the medication.
Treatments that claim to be reef safe always make me cautious.
I have no idea regarding what a therapeutic dose would be, it would might be hit and miss seeing as you have to make sure the fish eat an adequate amount of the medication.
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So it's not reef safe and not for use on Wrasses? What about if it is dosed in food?
4FordFamily
Tang, Angel, and Wrasse Nerd!
That's surprising!
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?So Im confused...reef safe or not
4FordFamily
Tang, Angel, and Wrasse Nerd!
Technically not although it appears some have had some success allegedly
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Can anyone confirm if this works in a reef? @Humblefish
CP is NOT reef safe. For starters, it is a strong algaecide. So it would probably kill the zooxanthellae that lives inside most corals. I don't believe any extensive experimentation has been done, but I wouldn't trust it with corals/inverts.
hybridazn
Acro killer.....
From what I remember on the discussion they mixed it with the food and didn't allow it to clump and land directly on the clams.
This would be very hard to do in a reef tank of the size we keep so I would never try it. But ive seen crazier things happen in this hobby
The problem with CP laced food is Chloroquine is very bitter tasting. I've tasted it.
Nori loving tangs will usually stop eating it after an hour or two of CP exposure.
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The link I posted is stating they mixed it with the food as well.
FWIW; here is another CP laced food already on the market: http://www.drgsmarineaquaculture.com/anti-parasitic-caviar-detail.cfm
However, I do not feel medicated food is capable of eradicating ich, velvet, etc. due to the prolonged periods these parasites spend "off fish". Ich tomonts, for example, can spend up to 72 days encysted upon rocks, shells, substrate - and possibly even corals/inverts - before releasing theronts (aka free swimmers) which seek out fish to infect.
However, I do not feel medicated food is capable of eradicating ich, velvet, etc. due to the prolonged periods these parasites spend "off fish". Ich tomonts, for example, can spend up to 72 days encysted upon rocks, shells, substrate - and possibly even corals/inverts - before releasing theronts (aka free swimmers) which seek out fish to infect.
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I know it's been covered already, but what if you can't leave your tank fish free for 3 months. What options do you have? None, right?
hybridazn
Acro killer.....
I can imagine it not tasting very good, in all honesty what medication does haha.The problem with CP laced food is Chloroquine is very bitter tasting. I've tasted it.
But I would think adding additional items as fresh pressed garlic, vita chem and selcon would spruce it up a bit in the taste dept.
But while we're on the subject of medicated fish food, I do feel the products below are useful for treating:
Gill flukes: http://www.drgsmarineaquaculture.com/frozen-dewormer-detail.cfm
Bacterial infections/internal worms: http://www.drgsmarineaquaculture.com/frozen-antibacterial-detail.cfm
The difference is these diseases spend most of their life cycle "on fish", so they are susceptible to ingested medications. As mentioned above, all external parasites (exs. ich, velvet, brook, uronema) spend most of their life cycle "off fish" and that shields them from anything which does not treat the water directly.
Gill flukes: http://www.drgsmarineaquaculture.com/frozen-dewormer-detail.cfm
Bacterial infections/internal worms: http://www.drgsmarineaquaculture.com/frozen-antibacterial-detail.cfm
The difference is these diseases spend most of their life cycle "on fish", so they are susceptible to ingested medications. As mentioned above, all external parasites (exs. ich, velvet, brook, uronema) spend most of their life cycle "off fish" and that shields them from anything which does not treat the water directly.
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