Chloroquine Primer

[MitchSutherland]

I dosed my tank with chloroquine phosphate. I have high nitrates and I am trying to grow algae on my scrubber. I have all the correct lighting and roughed up screen. I can not grow any algae whatsoever. I am on day ten with still no algae. I know chloroquine phosphate can act as Algaecide. So I am going to completely drain the tank and put fresh saltwater in. Will this help enable me to grow algae??

 

[alprazo]

Carbon should remove it. It also takes more than ten days to grow turf algae.

 

[MitchSutherland]

I have carbon in there. And my nitrates are through the roof. I was under the impression it would at least show something in the first ten days. There isn't diatoms or anything.

 

[Flashy Fins]

In the reef system, where water conditions are important, I would not worry about uronema unless you plan to keep chromis. If a different species does come down with it, I would consider that fish immunocomprimised and it would die of another cause soon if not uronema.

Thank you, that is reassuring. I still plan to avoid buying fish from the same tank as a fish dying or dead from uronema, but it puts my more paranoid concerns to rest.

 

[Jacob Sellers]

I started CP last weekend. Fish look bad. Fins look like they are rotting and they have a white film on their bodies. Could this be a reaction to the CP?

 

[HumbleFish]

I started CP last weekend. Fish look bad. Fins look like they are rotting and they have a white film on their bodies. Could this be a reaction to the CP?

There have been some anecdotal accounts of fish developing bacterial infections after/during CP treatment. According to alprazo (1st post); you can mix CP with Nitrofurazone i.e. Furan-2.

 

[Tetra84]

Thanks alprazo, I appreciate the feedback. FYI here is what my black axil chromis looks like in QT that has the suspicious spot:

They've never seen the inside of my reef tank. I've had chromis before in my main tank, but I haven't seen Uronema in my display before. I'm currently treating my QT with 75mg/gal of CP as of this morning.

I'd like to update that just 4 days into CP treatment, this spot is virtually gone.. I'm impressed!

 

[yalpal]

Is it recommended to have the a skimmer running or no? I have read and heard contradicting information for using a skimmer with CP treatment. Thanks!

 

[alprazo]

I have safely dose or treated the following with CP:

Amquel/Prime
Nitrofurazone
Praziquantil
Enrofloxacin
Dimilin
Hyposalinity
Erythromycin
Doxycycline
Tricaine

 

[scuzy]

has there been a better reliable source for CP other than the vet?

 

[alprazo]

Not that I am aware of. I am still receiving PMs and calls from people that purchased CP, from the online vendors, that are reporting yellow or cloudy water and ineffective responses despite proper dosing. Right now, the most reliable product you will find is either at your vet, pharmacy or by purchasing branded Avloclor from Canada made by Astra Zeneca in foil punch packaging.

 

[tassod]

hey guys, i need to get some CP to treat my fish. the QT tank is a 20g and its cycled. What dosage would i need to apply proper treatment. The doctor calling this in for me is asking me if i want 250mg tablets or 500mg tablets. Which ones should i get and how may would i need? I think they are charging about 10$ per tab.

 

[GroktheCube]

At 10mg/l, you need 760mg. For 20 gallons.

 

[tassod]

so if i get 3 250mg tabs i should be good to go correct? I just need to dose it once?

 

[GroktheCube]

Yep, as long as you don't expose the tank to much light or run carbon. I might get an extra dose or two, just in case. Ambient room light won't break it down very much, but tank lights will.

 

[tassod]

cool thanks, miminum i can get is 8 tabs anyway so i'll have some extra. I'm hoping i can save my bristletooth whitetail tang

 

[GroktheCube]

Have you done an FWD for him?

You suspect velvet? My understanding is that at 10 mg/l parasites are all rendered inert within 48 hours. I'm not sure about how quickly a 40 mg/l bath works, you'd need to ask someone more knowledgeable like alprazo, but if you think the fish is in very dire straights it might be worth it.

 

[tassod]

i haven't because i dont think he will survive it given the weakened state he is in..i thought he was dead at one point. i dont think its velvet because he would have been long gone by now if it was. I've been giving him Cipro for 2 days now and it seems to be helping a bit

 

[tassod]

here's a pic of him:

 

[MorganAtlanta]

Contraindications:
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possibly some wrasse

Any ideas which wrasses? I just put several different caribbean wrasses in QT. My normal protocol is to do a round of CP while in QT, but seeing this post made me pause.