Can copper based meds harm a shark?

[basketballas]

I have a 265 gallon tank with fish, sharks, snails , hermits, soft corals, and live rock. It would take really extreme measures to remove all the livestock for any extended period of time. Is there any kind of non-copper based treatment that i can use to treat ich? I only have 3 fish that have it so far and i'm am placing them in a hospital tank.
Thanks,
Alex

 

[el guapo]

Yes Copper will harm your shark. As well as kill off your inverts . DO NOT PUT IT IN YOUR TANK . once its in your tank it will leach into rock and sand and will always be in there .

 

[basketballas]

Oo ok, I heard that it was not good for sharks, but why is that? Small amounts are suppost to be beneficial for fish with ich. You wouldn't know of any ways I could treat ich in my display tank without removing all the fish would you? Because I cannot house my sharks for any extended period of time.
Thanks,
Alex

 

[kev]

Take the three fish out. put them in a qt tank. leave the display fishless for 2 months. dont add any meds to display. leave the sharks and inverts in.

 

[crimzy]

Copper will harm all sharks except epaullettes. Interesting fact about epaullettes is that they are resistant to most copper levels.

 

[unleashed]

Originally Posted by basketballas
http:///forum/post/2950152
Oo ok, I heard that it was not good for sharks, but why is that? Small amounts are suppost to be beneficial for fish with ich. You wouldn't know of any ways I could treat ich in my display tank without removing all the fish would you? Because I cannot house my sharks for any extended period of time.
Thanks,
Alex
are these fish still eating? copper will kill a shark even a small trace can be fatal...if you have to go copper route remove all the other fish from the main tank and use a hosp tank for treatment ... do not dose this tank.. however you will not rid this tank of the parasite 100%.. although ich does not effect the shark as it does other fish.. there is no guarantee that it cannot harbor them... you also cannot hypo a shark...so you may still have the chance of reinfecting the fish to them upon returning to the TD.. its a 50/50 possibility.....if however your fish are still eating you can at least reduce the effects on them by feeding and supplements..for these cases I use garlic extreme and selcon(amino acid sup) directly to the tank.. thera+A pellets by spectrum these come in large and small pellets .. if you have small fish in the tank i suggest using the small.. feed 3 times a day.. this food and supplements will benefit all species of fish
though some will disagree on the garlic extreme I chose this due to exact dosing measurements and it does work.... i have been in this hobby 7+yrs and have not lost a single fish due to ich.. using this method... other reasons yes but not ich

 

[nanomantis]

I believe copper messes with the sensory systems of most shark species; which ends up in them not eating. Its not an instant kill like copper will do to your coral; its a slower process.

 

[powderblutang]

I would give them Seachem's focus and metro, so that you can feed the meds directly to the fish and don't have to worry about killing coral