Cleaner Shrimp Tolerate Copper?

[bitte]

I purchased a regal blue tang that is in quarantine and has developed ick. I have lowered the salinity and am treating with copper, but after much reading, I think it was not a good idea to add copper, so I will slowly do water changes to titrate it away. In the meantime, I thought it would be good to add a cleaner shrimp to the quarantine. Do you think I can do this after making a few water changes? Thanks

 

[shogun323]

I'm not sure on the copper, but I don't think an invert will survive hyposalinity.

Hopefully someone really smart will chime in!!!

 

[lion_crazz]

The invert will not survive either the copper or low salt level. I would not recommend adding the shrimp.
What kind of copper did you use (what brand)?

 

[ci11337]

Originally Posted by Bitte
I purchased a regal blue tang that is in quarantine and has developed ick. I have lowered the salinity and am treating with copper, but after much reading, I think it was not a good idea to add copper, so I will slowly do water changes to titrate it away. In the meantime, I thought it would be good to add a cleaner shrimp to the quarantine. Do you think I can do this after making a few water changes? Thanks
Copper can leach into rocks,sand, and decor and then be realesed slowly over time so i wouldn't add a cleaner shrimp but if i were you i'd add a neon cleaner goby.

 

[bitte]

Thanks for the input.
I used CopperSafe by Mardel Labs. I know--probably should have used SeaChem, but it's all I had. I think I'll monitor for now and hope it clears up.

 

[lion_crazz]

Yep, do not add anything to the tank with the hippo. Just keep the salt at 1.009 and try to remove all the copper through water changes.