ich treatment

[bonghitter]

when treating ich with copper in qt, will display tank get contaminated when returning fish?

 

[razoreqx]

Originally posted by bonghitter
when treating ich with copper in qt, will display tank get contaminated when returning fish?
Not from the fish as the copper wont bind to them .. but "ANY" equipment you use (even a net) will accumulate copper on its surface.. I recommend not using copper as a treatment for ick.. Try paraguard or other copper free product.. They work just as well in a QT tank as copper IMO.. Also read about hypo salinity. Also a very effective method of ick treatment. I dont recommend freshwater dips... Just stresses the fish even more IMO..
best of luck to you!

 

[dankell]

to answer your question about your display tank ? no it wont contaminate it,,i have a 125 fish only tank and i keep a very low level of copper in the tank at all times, well once its in it will always be there, but so many people dont recomend copper, my answer to that is VERY LOW LEVEL in a FISH ONLY TANK will not hurt the fish at all, 99 % of all fish suppliers keep copper in their tanks with the fish for sale in them so that they never get ich..... thats why if youll notice, all the tanks with fish in them dont have live corals,live rock or anything for that matter, just fake ornaments for decor,,,but anyway, thats what i do and have never had a problem,,just remember i said fish only for copper..good luck.