Copper band Fish

Shazeen · Dec 5, 2018

Guys, I have done Copperband fish in a freshwater dip after 5 mints I put him in QT but he is in the bottom of the tank does not move anywhere breathing heavily. this is normal or will he die?

I have this Copperband fish in my QT over 16 days now just want to do freshwater dip just to inspect if there is any parasite or fluke.

Softhammer · Dec 5, 2018

Why would you re dip him after 16 days? Sounds like a goner.

tdileo · Dec 5, 2018

Was pH and temp matched for the dip? How long has he been back in the QT? The fish will usually take a few minutes to color back up and act normally.

Shazeen · Dec 5, 2018

when i got him he had ich so i treat him with copper after 14 days he was healthy and eating very well. then i notice he got fluke. yesterday so i want give him a freash water dip. yea @tdileo all are same level good to go i dipped other fish as well they all seems fine. only copperband giving me this issue.

JumboShrimp · Dec 5, 2018

I assume you mean that after 14 days in copper you next transfered him into a seperate sterile tank (i.e., rather than continuing on for a total of 30 days copper)? That being so, and he was looking good and back to eating, I can sort of understand why you tried the freshwater dip... but they say the Copperbands are very fragile fish. Maybe General Cure or PraziPro would have been a better route for possible flukes. Hope he makes it!