Chloroquine Primer

[Brando457]

I'm going losing my cuc since I need to replenish it anyway.

I'm doing another 25g water change tonight to drop the nitrates then will do a 30 day treatment. hopefully everyone is okay!

 

[Arringar]

I recently dosed with NLS Ick Shield. It did the job, the ich is absolutely gone. I removed all reef critters except hermits and did a 4 week treatment. I've removed it with a water change, carbon and purigen. Put all my reef critters back and they're all fine. But then I had a massive GHA explosion (which I have NEVER had before) and my rocks give off this slime/mucous at night.

All in all, I would repeat this if necessary because it is better than the alternative, but be aware you may have some algae problems when the CP is removed. It is as if it put the algae on pause and the second the CP is gone the algae growth fast forwards 4 weeks. Im wondering if this is a result of removing it abruptly rather than over time.

 

[Martini5788]

Chloroquine Primer

Is cp safe to treat and eel with? I have a golden dwarf moray. Also, I haven't been able to find if I should turn off the skimmer or not?

 

[alprazo]

Yes, I have done it over a dozen times with absolutely no issues.

 

[alprazo]

I have decreased my QT CP treatment regimen to 10 days t 75 F. This is for new fish in a newly setup treatment tank. Reviewing again the life cycle and the way CP appears to treat the parasite, 10 should be sufficient for both ich and velvet.

 

[Dmorty217]

I have decreased my QT CP treatment regimen to 10 days t 75 F. This is for new fish in a newly setup treatment tank. Reviewing again the life cycle and the way CP appears to treat the parasite, 10 should be sufficient for both ich and velvet.

Thanks for this. 10 days anyone can do

 

[Martini5788]

Yes, I have done it over a dozen times with absolutely no issues.

Yes to the eel, or yes to the skimmer?

 

[alprazo]

In the next month, I hope to bring home an infected fish and show that treatment takes only 10 days. Will post as I go through the process.

 

[alprazo]

Yes to the eel, or yes to the skimmer?

Yes to the eel. Never a problem.

 

[Martini5788]

Yes to the eel. Never a problem.

Okay awesome. Am I correct in assuming that I should turn the skimmer off? I am going to treat my main display. I am currently in the process of trying to remove all the snails in the tank. No corals or any other invert. I started noticing some scrTching the other day and heavy breathing on occasion. So before it gets out
Of control I am going to treat. What is your recommended time for treating as of now? Is it still 30 days outside of qt without any symptoms?

 

[alprazo]

Yes 30d outside of QT. Skimmer off and monitor NH3

 

[Martini5788]

Ok. Thank you so much!!

 

[snorvich]

In the next month, I hope to bring home an infected fish and show that treatment takes only 10 days. Will post as I go through the process.

A worthwhile experiment. However I am not comfortable going from the specific to a general recommendation without significant trials.

 

[HumbleFish]

In the next month, I hope to bring home an infected fish and show that treatment takes only 10 days. Will post as I go through the process.

I'm currently doing the same thing. One test subject - Dogface Puffer with ich, treated with CP for 10 days - is still ich free after several months. Looking for a second test subject now.

 

[kenith]

In the next month, I hope to bring home an infected fish and show that treatment takes only 10 days. Will post as I go through the process.

Thanks for the info, it's been very helpful so far. Did you dose the cp at 10mg/l or higher for this trial?

 

[rssjsb]

I ended up losing all my fish in QT. I think what happened is that I had a lot of "feeder" zoas in there when I treated and they released toxins. Sounds strange, but it's all I've got. Don't leave zoas in treatment tanks in case I'm not crazy!

I don't think this is the least bit far-fetched. CP is highly toxic to sessile invertebrates. It was three months before my 185 could support even the devil-spawn GSP after I treated it.

 

[Dustin Thompson]

Hello alprazo and everyone:

I had great results with new life spectrum ick shield when my DT came down with ich. I did the full 21 days that was recommended in the instructions. I actually started off with the chloroquine off ebay that others have used and predictably it failed. However, after the ick shield, all my previously sick fish are back in my display and all is well.

I bought a jawfish and have him in quarantine, and have seen him flash which makes me nervous. The tank he is in has a well established biological filter as well as a bit of algae. If I introduce the ick shield now will it create an ammonia spike? What will be the result of the algae "die-off?".

Thanks again everyone.

 

[Dmorty217]

The algae die off unless it's a lot won't hurt anything. When I treated with rock I had issues with all the bristleworms dying and causing ammonia. You will see ammonia within 24-48 hrs if your going to. Get a ammonia alert badge would be my recommendation

 

[Dustin Thompson]

Excellent! I plan on doing a water change before I dose the ick shield. There isn't a ton of algae, and there is no LR in this tank.

Thanks for the input Dmorty!

 

[alprazo]

Important note. I keep forgetting to post this. Mollusks are unaffected by CP. I had clams, and oysters go through several courses of CP totally unaffected.