Best Meds for Ich

[FYRSQL]

I have a porcupine puffer, he was quarantined and looking good, but after putting him in the DT he's getting some again. Best meds and treatment plans?

 

[4FordFamily]

Coppersafe, but you need to be carful with puffers. If you can source chloroquine phosphate that would be ideal.

Read the notes at the bottom of this chart regarding puffers.

https://www.reef2reef.com/ams/fish-and-treatment-guidelines-with-chart.191/

Also if you have ich in your DT you need to treat all of the fish, best in a separate quarantine tank.

 

[FYRSQL]

Coppersafe, but you need to be carful with puffers. If you can source chloroquine phosphate that would be ideal.

Read the notes at the bottom of this chart regarding puffers.

https://www.reef2reef.com/ams/fish-and-treatment-guidelines-with-chart.191/

Also if you have ich in your DT you need to treat all of the fish, best in a separate quarantine tank.

Chloroquine Phosphate - seems to come in tablet form.... can you get it in liquid?

 

[4FordFamily]

Chloroquine Phosphate - seems to come in tablet form.... can you get it in liquid?

@Humblefish knows more about CP than I

 

[Humblefish]

Chloroquine phosphate, ideal for treating puffers: https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/chloroquine-phosphate.192309/

 

[melypr1985]

Chloroquine Phosphate - seems to come in tablet form.... can you get it in liquid?

You can get it in powder form I believe, though I've never been able to get any.

I agree. If you have ick in your display, you'll need to pull everybody out for QT and leave the display fallow (fishless) for 76 days.

 

[FYRSQL]

So maybe get it in pill form and crush it?

 

[jenreefer]

You can get it in pill form or powder form. I crush the pills and they work fine.

 

[Humblefish]

You can get it in pill form or powder form. I crush the pills and they work fine.

Just be aware the tablets typically (but not always) have less usable chloroquine base. The following was taken from Bob Goemans online book, THE LIVING AQUARIUM MANUAL:

In most cases, 250 mg tablets have an equivalence of 150 mg chloroquine base, and 500 mg tablets have an equivalence of 300 mg chloroquine base. Although the purity mentioned above is generally accurate, it would be best to verify the chloroquine base contained in the tablets of your choice in order to be able to properly calculate the exact dosage. Keep in mind if you decide to use the tablets, there are some inactive ingredients, which you may have to deal with, e.g., Camauba Wax, Colloidal Silicon Dioxide, Dibasic Calcium Phosphate, Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose, Magnesium Stearate, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Polyethylene Glycol, Polysorbate 80, Pregelatinized Starch, Sodium Starch Glycolate, Stearic Acid, and Titanium Dioxide. And as mentioned earlier in this chapter there are occasions where some medicines are not in their pure form (100% pure), i.e., mixed with a substance called a 'carrier,' which should be noted on its label. If so its potency is reduced, and if not sure about the exact amount of medication needed, suggest contacting a more experienced aquarist for the way to resolve this situation.

 

[jenreefer]

That is correct, thanks for reminding me. I have recently used the tablets, crushed to great effect for velvet.

 

[FYRSQL]

Thanks for the replies. I was able to quarantine the porcupine puffer and keep him eating well, with some regular meds and seems to have recovered from it. Will look into getting this stuff though for future treatments.