SNAKEMANVET
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I have read somewhere that light doesn't degrade the cp.
My journey using Chloroquine Phosphate begins...
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SNAKEMANVET
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Has or does anyone know if I can use furan 2 with cp.
Deinonych
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I would like to know this as well. I have heard conflicting reports about whether CP kills tomonts.
I'm at MACNA right now, and I asked Seachem if they were ever going to offer a CP product. Their response was "maybe," and it was heavily dependent on current and future legislation of veterinary pharmaceuticals. It didn't sound promising.
JoshuaG
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Yeah it's kinda a big issue if it doesn't kill tomonts as that would mean you need to make treatment last 70+ days if treating a main tank.
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ironwill723
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I've found that stronger reef lights will denature the CP. A single strip light bulb or ambient light should not cause any bad effects on the treatment however.
I have read opinions (but nothing backed up by a study) that CP is effective against parasites in all stages of their life cycle. If true, this would mean CP can clear a fish of Crypto, Velvet, Brook and even Uronema in as little as 10 days. Once my QT tanks are clear; I plan on finding fish with visible Crypto cysts, photograph/document them, treat with CP for 10 days, and then move them to a different HT with no CP present. See if symptoms return. I realize my little experiment will just be anecdotal, but I really want to know. I'm even prepared to examine the fish's gills using a microscope once I do a little more research (but I could use some help with that part).
In the meantime, I'm pretty confident that CP kills theronts - making it just as effective as copper in those regards. But without the nasty side effects. So I would say a 30 day treatment is usually sufficient. But as the Colorni and Burgess study found, you would need to treat for up to 72 days to get closer to 100% eradication. The same holds true for any hypo/chemical treatment; but not TT, making it the most effective treatment currently known to us IMHO.
In the meantime, I'm pretty confident that CP kills theronts - making it just as effective as copper in those regards. But without the nasty side effects. So I would say a 30 day treatment is usually sufficient. But as the Colorni and Burgess study found, you would need to treat for up to 72 days to get closer to 100% eradication. The same holds true for any hypo/chemical treatment; but not TT, making it the most effective treatment currently known to us IMHO.
Deinonych
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E36328i
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TT is tank transfer method. Involves rotating fish from QT tank to another QT tank to eliminate parts of the crypto life cycle.
IMO TT+ Chloro. will be a good combination
Deinonych
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I bought this as well. Dosed my HT at 40mg/g. After a little over a week at that concentration, I noticed some new spots on my fish. So, I'm wondering if this stuff is the real deal or not. Trying to find another reliable source. I am going to ask my vet if he will write me a script for some.
SNAKEMANVET
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If fish has visible signs I would treat at 80/mg.I ordered mine off eBay as well.But my vet,which I am good friends has written me prescription after showing him this thread.
Alberta-newb
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I went the full 80mg/g on a butterfly that I thought was terminal, it made a full recovery. I just wish there was a way to verify concentration.
Deinonych
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Agreed, that is my only reservation about using CP.
