Is there any chemist out there who can tell me what are the ingredients of Clout? The label listed three ingredients with chemical formula too long to type. Other than being effective against protozoa and parasites, is there any anti bacteria effect?
What is Clout?
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The active ingredient in Clout is Trichlorfon. a brand name for
dimethyl trichloro hydroxyethyl phosphonate-- indeed, too long to bother typing-- one of the chemicals called "organophosphates." Try www.google.com searches: "organophosphate" and "Trichlorfon" for more information.
No, you wouldn't use Clout as an antibacterial. Its more usual use is against skin and gill flukes.
dimethyl trichloro hydroxyethyl phosphonate-- indeed, too long to bother typing-- one of the chemicals called "organophosphates." Try www.google.com searches: "organophosphate" and "Trichlorfon" for more information.
No, you wouldn't use Clout as an antibacterial. Its more usual use is against skin and gill flukes.
I did a search on Trichlorfon which is a pesticide:
"Trichlorfon is an organophosphate insecticide primarily used on ornamentals, golf courses and residential turf, and for agricultural farm premise sites, (only in places inaccessible to animals), in nurseries, and as a mound treatment to control ants. "
A second ingredient is nitroimidazole which is equivalent to Metronadazole for treatment of Haxamita.
I can't find anything on the first ingredient of which the chemical formular is 3 lines long.
The reason I am checking is that I am uncomfortable of using a medication without knowing what exactly the ingredients are.
"Trichlorfon is an organophosphate insecticide primarily used on ornamentals, golf courses and residential turf, and for agricultural farm premise sites, (only in places inaccessible to animals), in nurseries, and as a mound treatment to control ants. "
A second ingredient is nitroimidazole which is equivalent to Metronadazole for treatment of Haxamita.
I can't find anything on the first ingredient of which the chemical formular is 3 lines long.
The reason I am checking is that I am uncomfortable of using a medication without knowing what exactly the ingredients are.
I've heard that Clout is a very strong med, to be used only in last-resort situations--such as trying to treat Malawi Bloat.
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Based on my research, the first ingredient,
N-(4-((4-(DIMETHYLAMINO)PHENYL) PHENYLMETHYLENE)-2,5-CYCLOHEXADIENE-1- YLIDENE)-N-METHYL-CHLORIDE
is Malachite Green disguised under a complicated chemical formula name. No wonder Clout stains the water green.
http://ntp-server.niehs.nih.gov/htdocs/Results_status/ResstatM/M930019.html
The other two ingredients are Trichlorofon Organophosphate and Metronadazole, both for treating internal parasites.
N-(4-((4-(DIMETHYLAMINO)PHENYL) PHENYLMETHYLENE)-2,5-CYCLOHEXADIENE-1- YLIDENE)-N-METHYL-CHLORIDE
is Malachite Green disguised under a complicated chemical formula name. No wonder Clout stains the water green.
http://ntp-server.niehs.nih.gov/htdocs/Results_status/ResstatM/M930019.html
The other two ingredients are Trichlorofon Organophosphate and Metronadazole, both for treating internal parasites.
Good googling!
Trichlorfon is an insecticide. So you use it against multicellular parasites: skin and gill flukes. Like all organophosphates, it's very toxic to fish too.
One trick is to do the medicating in a separate bucket. Better than just doing a 50% water change. The first blast of organophosphate eliminates the flatworm parasites. They fall off and are in the water. Then you want to minimize the effect on the fish and get it out of that water pronto. A second short-term bath might be needed.
Clout just added in the tank as a long-term bath isn't so good. Very stressful for the fish.
BTW, AmQuel will detoxify formalin/malachite green. Will it bind to organophosphates too I'd like to know?
Trichlorfon is an insecticide. So you use it against multicellular parasites: skin and gill flukes. Like all organophosphates, it's very toxic to fish too.
One trick is to do the medicating in a separate bucket. Better than just doing a 50% water change. The first blast of organophosphate eliminates the flatworm parasites. They fall off and are in the water. Then you want to minimize the effect on the fish and get it out of that water pronto. A second short-term bath might be needed.
Clout just added in the tank as a long-term bath isn't so good. Very stressful for the fish.
BTW, AmQuel will detoxify formalin/malachite green. Will it bind to organophosphates too I'd like to know?
Not only will it stain your water green, I have heard that it will turn your clear silacone green too 