ICH/ICK Medication-Chloroquine Phosphate

[natapot]

I've recently read about a medication that importers/exporters and wholesalers of tropical marine fish use to quarantine thier stocks upon arrival. Have anyone heard of this chemical and do you know how to acquire it? I read in Bob Goeman's new book that you could get it from www.spectralchemical.com, though the company would not sell to an individual.

Formalin dip takes forever.........

 

[paulamrein]

AAArrggh, I was going to place my order tomorrow. at that exact sight from that exact book I read
My plan B which will soon come into force would be to see a vet and see if they can prescribe it for me. There is a sticky on the top here that gives you info about local vets in your area that specialize or atleast have a part in our hobby. I am giving my vet a call considering the sight won't sell to individual. Also, the guy they quoted from their book in Springfield so I may in last resort take that 1 hour drive and see him about it considering he was so sure about it's success rate.

 

[natapot]

Thanks paulamrein, I will talk to some vets around my area. I volunteer at the National Aquarium in Washington, D.C. and they don't even have the chemical.
I've also noticed that you can obtain the medicine in tablet form-as an anti-malaria drug (need a prescription though). I guess since malaria, ick parasite, and zooxanthellae are also closely realted (dinoflagellate), the medicine can kill all of them.
Will you post your result? I want to know what would be the most effective way to get this medicine.
Happy hunting..

 

[paulamrein]

Will do, though it is harder than I thought it would be.