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lion_crazz
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Has the rock ever been used in a tank with copper (as you said it is from a cichlid tank)?
lion_crazz
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Originally Posted by Mikeyjer
As far as I know, copper is deadly to FW fish! What you can do is by re-cure those rocks again in a separate container/or tank. :happyfish
What?
Copper medications are very commonly used in freshwater oscar and cichlid tanks.
As far as I know, copper is deadly to FW fish! What you can do is by re-cure those rocks again in a separate container/or tank. :happyfish
What?
Copper medications are very commonly used in freshwater oscar and cichlid tanks.
mikeyjer
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Originally Posted by lion_crazz
What?
Copper medications are very commonly used in freshwater oscar and cichlid tanks.
I did not know that, from my studies before, it was said that copper is toxic to FW fish. That's from what I've read, but like I've said, As far as I know.....I may be wrong.... :happyfish
What?
Copper medications are very commonly used in freshwater oscar and cichlid tanks.
I did not know that, from my studies before, it was said that copper is toxic to FW fish. That's from what I've read, but like I've said, As far as I know.....I may be wrong.... :happyfish
lion_crazz
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No, copper is very commonly and successfully used in many freshwater tanks. If we were talking about specific freshwater fish like discus, angels, tetras, rams, kribs, and apistos though, then you would be very right. Cichlids on the other hand can tolerate copper without a problem.
mikeyjer
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Originally Posted by lion_crazz
No, copper is very commonly and successfully used in many freshwater tanks. If we were talking about specific freshwater fish like discus, angels, tetras, rams, kribs, and apistos though, then you would be very right. Cichlids on the other hand can tolerate copper without a problem.
I've never gotten into chichlids, that's probably why I didn't know. It never interest me to keep'em. They're tough fish anyway, very aggressive!! A few of my friends keep'em, but not me! :happyfish
No, copper is very commonly and successfully used in many freshwater tanks. If we were talking about specific freshwater fish like discus, angels, tetras, rams, kribs, and apistos though, then you would be very right. Cichlids on the other hand can tolerate copper without a problem.
I've never gotten into chichlids, that's probably why I didn't know. It never interest me to keep'em. They're tough fish anyway, very aggressive!! A few of my friends keep'em, but not me! :happyfish
lion_crazz
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Yeah, some cichlids are very boring, while others I find to be beautiful. Take for instance these fish. I really like this fish. Who would have thought these are cichlids?
sepulatian
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classic cichlid face on both, here is my favorite
lion_crazz
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Frontosas are awesome as well. Blue frontosas are beautiful though.
sepulatian
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wattsupdoc
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I had cichlids for the past few years and NEVER used any copper meds in it. Just got rid of my last midas cichlid (sometimes inaproprietly called a red devil by LFS) to do saltwater. They are very aggressive fish. Dobber was about 6 in. and killed everything that i put in the tank. Kinda got frustrating. Either keep the juvies with lotsa rock or 1 adult. He even killed a plecostamus that was easily twice his size. Mean fish, pretty, but mean.
wattsupdoc
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Midas Cichlid
scooterble
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put the rock in salt water for a while test for copper if none you could give it a shot if only a fowlr no inverts makes no diff. then go for it m2c
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winstew
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Yea i would let it soak in SW for a while, much liek the process for curing DIY rock. Better safe then sorry. Base Rock is cheap enough anyway so its not liek you are saving thousands. .02$