Treating Velvet?

Borderjumper · #1 02-07-2012, 01:38 AM

how are the fish? Is it velvet Brad?

Aquattro · #2 02-07-2012, 01:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Borderjumper

how are the fish? Is it velvet Brad?

If I have any fish left by the weekend, I'll be surprised. Lots of the issue is NH3 in the newly setup tank.
I'm pretty sure it's velvet, from what I know (which is next to squat) about fish disease.
However, chloroquine treats that, ich and brook, so that's the next step. I just need to figure out how much of the tabs to use...

Delphinus · #3 02-07-2012, 01:50 AM

I'm so sorry to hear this.

hillegom · #4 02-07-2012, 01:54 AM

Tagging along

christyf5 · #5 02-07-2012, 03:13 AM

So sorry to hear this Brad. Maybe leaving them in the display was a better idea? I hope the chlorowhatsit works for you

hillegom · #6 02-07-2012, 03:15 AM

Would it be beneficial if you run a UV sterilizer? It would cut down on the total # of swimming pathogens.

christyf5 · #7 02-07-2012, 03:17 AM

not sure if it helps but some dude scanned an article in this thread, they at least talk about dosage sort of:

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh....php?t=2027415

Aquattro · #8 02-07-2012, 03:17 AM

Honestly, I've done more harm putting them in a new treatment tank. The queen and wrasse are moments away from dead, the naso probably won't see morning. A clown is looking bad. The leopard wrasse seems fine, as do the 2 chromis and the mandarin. Yellow tang seems normal, hippo tang is dusted up pretty bad, but still swimming.

I just need to know the dosage using tabs, but at this point, I'm going to guess and just add 20mg/l of the tabs. I can't do any more harm than I've done already

christyf5 · #9 02-07-2012, 03:23 AM

doesn't it say on the box? It usually has to state the amount of "active ingredient". Then you can base it on the weight of the tablet and dose that way??

Aquattro · #10 02-07-2012, 03:25 AM

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Originally Posted by christyf5

doesn't it say on the box? It usually has to state the amount of "active ingredient". Then you can base it on the weight of the tablet and dose that way??

It's in tablet form. Each 250mg has 155mg active Chloroquine, but I think I need to dose mg/l based on compound weight, not active ingredient. All articles are for the salt, which doesn't account for filler. So it would still be close I guess, but I've sent a note to a compounding pharm to see if they have powdered. If not, I'll get the tabs tomorrow, which will of course be too late..