lesleybird
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Got a new book published 2008 by Bob Goemans and Lance Ichinotsubo titled "The Marine Fish Health and Feeding Handbook".
The book says that the newest and one of the best treatments for the mentioned diseases is a anti-malaria medication called Chloroquin Phosphate. Can be used directly in fish only systems (no corals), if one removes the snails. Says it will also kill any micro or macro algea but does not seem to affect the biological filter bacteria. This stuff will not permanently soak into the live rock rendering it useless to all life. Don't know what it kills on live rock.....need to try it out in a small tank with a piece of live rock and see if it kills coraline algea. Saw where one guy on a chat site used it and it worked and did not kill his crabs. Says 6 months later and no ich. Not suppose to be as hard on the fish as copper.
This stuff needs to be purchased from a chemical supply company or from a human pharmacy with a prescription (human drug name Aralen). He lists one source in his book at www.spectrumchemical.com if they won't send it to you have them send it to your pet vet. This is worth a try because the author says that this is what most professional aquariums are using now and it does not stay in your system for ever on your rocks like copper, does not have the problems keeping the ph correct with hyposalinity. This medication can be removed in time with water changes, charcoal, those pads that remove chemicals and lights. They author says one can use it with hyposalinity if you want to.
Lesley
The book says that the newest and one of the best treatments for the mentioned diseases is a anti-malaria medication called Chloroquin Phosphate. Can be used directly in fish only systems (no corals), if one removes the snails. Says it will also kill any micro or macro algea but does not seem to affect the biological filter bacteria. This stuff will not permanently soak into the live rock rendering it useless to all life. Don't know what it kills on live rock.....need to try it out in a small tank with a piece of live rock and see if it kills coraline algea. Saw where one guy on a chat site used it and it worked and did not kill his crabs. Says 6 months later and no ich. Not suppose to be as hard on the fish as copper.
This stuff needs to be purchased from a chemical supply company or from a human pharmacy with a prescription (human drug name Aralen). He lists one source in his book at www.spectrumchemical.com if they won't send it to you have them send it to your pet vet. This is worth a try because the author says that this is what most professional aquariums are using now and it does not stay in your system for ever on your rocks like copper, does not have the problems keeping the ph correct with hyposalinity. This medication can be removed in time with water changes, charcoal, those pads that remove chemicals and lights. They author says one can use it with hyposalinity if you want to.
Lesley
