Copper in QT tank. . .
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carrie
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I don't know if my answer will help or not, but my LFS has copper in all their tanks (fish only not live rock/invertebrates). they say they add copper to their fish tanks so when they get a new shipment of fish in, if the fish have parasites on them they will be eliminated quicker. VS taking a fish home into your own tank and finding out a few days/weeks later you have a sick fish. My LFS opinion is they are running a copper treatment as a quarantine tank for their fish buyers...does that make sense?
fshhub
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even i f your lfs q's them, i would still(and do) have a q tnk, they really are life savers, and copper treatments may only hide some other problem, which may later surface in your tank, so i would still q them all(q tanks can be bought for very little, wal mart has specials on 10 and 20 gallon packages, that is all that you would need with that filter and lighting)
as for using copper, it is toxic, it does kill parasites, but it is also toxic to the fish, so i would not use copper, unless neccessary
there are other ways of removing parasites that are jsut as effective and are safer for the fish, like hyposalinity
i have to agree wiht anthem, quarentining with copper, kinda defetes the purpose, put them in it to make sure they are healthy only to subject them to unhealthy conditions
as for using copper, it is toxic, it does kill parasites, but it is also toxic to the fish, so i would not use copper, unless neccessary
there are other ways of removing parasites that are jsut as effective and are safer for the fish, like hyposalinity
i have to agree wiht anthem, quarentining with copper, kinda defetes the purpose, put them in it to make sure they are healthy only to subject them to unhealthy conditions