Can I dose Cupramine and Rid Ich Plus at the same time

[Shane808262]

Im battling ich as we speak and am currently using Cupramine. Is it safe if I also dose Rid Ich Plus at in the tank the same time. If I do will it kill my fish. Or Should I treat with cupermine for 30 days and rid Ich plus for 30 days after.

 

[Mjrenz]

Copper is all that's needed to kill ich, it's usually a bad idea to combine treatments due to bacterial blooms and reduced oxygen(I'm not sure about any interactions between those two though). Are the fish doing ok in the cupramine?

 

[GoldeneyeRet]

Skip the rid ich altogether

 

[Shane808262]

Copper is all that's needed to kill ich, it's usually a bad idea to combine treatments due to bacterial blooms and reduced oxygen(I'm not sure about any interactions between those two though). Are the fish doing ok in the cupramine?

The fish are doing alright but I had a banggai cardinal stop eating and die so that was a bummer. I was only going to do a double treatment because my display tank got ich so there going to be in quarantine for 2 more months wich sucks. However know I’m going out and buying inverts for my display tank that aren’t able to get ich like shrimps, crabs, snails ect.

 

[Shane808262]

Also check out the Corline alge finally starting to grow in my display tank

 

[HotRocks]

Skip the rid ich altogether

Agree^

No need for rid ich if you are using copper.

 

[Land Shark]

Agree on skipping rid ich as well. There is just no benefit when using copper already.

 

[ngoodermuth]

Rid-ich is malachite green, which is pretty harsh and not going to "cure" your fish of ich anyway. It would be better to just leave the fish in copper for 30 days, and then remove the copper with water changes and carbon/cuprisorb after to observe the remainder of your 76-day fallow period, med-free.

You can add CUC/inverts during your fallow period but keep in mind every new addition will re-set the clock (your fallow period only starts after your last "wet"addition). Snails and such can't HOST the parasites, but they can carry them in if they've encysted on the shells, skeletons, etc. Basically any hard surface. Unless they have already been QT'd in a fish-less system for 76 days as well.