who quarantines fish

[Alberta-newb]

Originally Posted by Aquattro

I may have typed something out long ago, but I use 20mg/l in tank, no carbon, no rock. After 7 days I change 50% water with new water containing 10mg/l. Lights off, it's photosensitive.

+1

Also turn off UV if you use it. General consensus is 40mg/gal for prophylactic QT or 80mg/gal for treatment of active ich/brook/velvet. 20mg/l is about 75mg/gal for those that like mixing units

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by Alberta-newb

+1

Also turn off UV if you use it. General consensus is 40mg/gal for prophylactic QT or 80mg/gal for treatment of active ich/brook/velvet. 20mg/l is about 75mg/gal for those that like mixing units

Where did those numbers come from?

[Aquattro]

Here is a good article on CP usage.

http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2013/2/fish

[misty s]

what form does the cp u used come in? i have found some that i can get with a prescription from a pharmacy but it comes in pill form, i can get it crushed to a powder, my sister is a pharmacy tech and can measure it out to whatever quantities i ask for but then do i mix it in saltwater to create a liquid and then add it to the qt?

[Aquattro]

I bought a kilo of CP(hosphate) out of the US. The tabs are stupid expensive.

[misty s]

thanks

[syncro]

Quarantine here.

It is huge pain but I've aquired unintended hitchikers each time I've skipped it. Flatworms, aiptasia, cynao (though I doubt you can avoid cyano).

4 -6 weeks. Only prophylactic is praziquantel, a de-wormer. I have done formalin dips for clownfish but on the fence about it.

[jorjef]

I do... In the bag on the trip home.

[mattr]

where can you purchase chloroquine. I just recently lost my fish to velvet and im putting everything into a qt. so far I have been using prazipro and ich-x

[Alberta-newb]

Originally Posted by Aquattro

Where did those numbers come from?

This is from RC, look for a thread "My journey using chloroquine phosphate" About 30 pages long but some good info (as well as some misinformation). Also some info on sources of CP. CP usage isn't written in stone yet so results may vary. I know a few people have managed to get a prescription for CP through their veterinarian.