Can you use metroplex and copper safe at the same time?

[fishywishy]

I’m getting some new fish that im going to quarantine with coppersafe but i have a fish that has some internal parasites so since im going to quarantine them anyway can i just put them in with coppersafe and add metroplex all in the quarantine tank at the same time with the new fish?

 

[vetteguy53081]

While you can, metro also treats for parasites (internal/external) as well as bacteria and would be caution me to mix

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

People have done this, but I prefer not to overlap medications that have similar activity (anti protozoal).
Instead of adding metro to the water, how about mixing it up into gel diet or Focus at a rate of 0.50% metro in the food and then feed the fish that food every three days for three treatments.
Jay

 

[fishywishy]

People have done this, but I prefer not to overlap medications that have similar activity (anti protozoal).
Instead of adding metro to the water, how about mixing it up into gel diet or Focus at a rate of 0.50% metro in the food and then feed the fish that food every three days for three treatments.
Jay

While doing the copper safe or after, because I would like to give metro to the new fish just in case they have any internal parasites?

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

While doing the copper safe or after, because I would like to give metro to the new fish just in case they have any internal parasites?

Oral metro is fine during coppersafe.
Jay

 

[fishywishy]

Oral metro is fine during coppersafe.
Jay

One more question, what do you mean by gel diet I’ve never head of that?

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

One more question, what do you mean by gel diet I’ve never head of that?

Gel diet is just a bound food that serves as a vehicle for medications. Many aquarists soak their food in medication, but that is a huge mistake as the medication then rinses right back off. In gel diet, most of the medication is bound up wiht the food.

Here is a link to my article on medicated food. About a third of the way through is a recipe for gel diet.

Proper Dosing of Medicated Foods

This article offers information about developing medicated foods for aquarium fish

www.reef2reef.com

Jay