Aquarium Medications Part 2; New Life Spectrum's Ick Shield Pellets
Carlrs
http://www.americanaquariumproducts.com/AquariumMedication2.html
Here is an excerpt from the "Quinine Sulfate/Hydrochloride, Chloroquine" section.
"Chloroquine
Phospate is a drug that degrades quickly and must be pure to be
effective, with most aquatic sources are not 99% pure.
With this in mind be mindful of the discount aquarium product seller placebo product "New Life Spectrum's Ick Shield Pellets",
even assuming properly soaked with pharmaceutical grade 99% pure CP,
this product simply cannot work because Chloroquine Phospate has only
been proven to successfully target the free swimming stage of external
parasites. Which is why you must dose the powder in a hospital tank.
There is no proof it is effective on trophonts feeding on the fish. Even
if food soaking were somehow effective on preventing trophonts from
attaching, you'd have to be sure each & every one of your fish ate
it for 72 consecutive days.
Bottom line, AVOID this product (as well as their fish foods).
References:
New Life Spectrum ick shield, Snake oil?
Fish Nutrition; Facts
USE:
Quinine Sulfate/Hydrochloride is useful for resistant strains of Ich
(especially on scale less fish), as well as Protozoan caused sliminess
of the skin and Rams disease (symptoms of whirling disease).
Also useful for resistant strains of Hexamita when combined with Metronidazole.
When Quinine Hydrochloride is combined with Malachite Green, this is one
of the most effective and proven Ich and similar single cell
ectoparasite treatments available! AAP Super Ich Plus is one such
product that combines both and is the Ich treatment of choice for
difficult cases of Ich (although for sensitive fish such as Cory Cats
& Loaches this product/combination should be used at half dose and
combined with Triple Sulfa).