Cupramine QT Level-0.25?

[chandavi]

I’ve searched but cannot seem to find QT level of cupramine for QT’ing new fish. Bottle says 1 mL/10.5 gallons for 14 days. But I believe this is to treat ICH.
Am I to use same ratio to QT new fish? 14 days?
Thanks for your help!!

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

I’ve searched but cannot seem to find QT level of cupramine for QT’ing new fish. Bottle says 1 mL/10.5 gallons for 14 days. But I believe this is to treat ICH.
Am I to use same ratio to QT new fish? 14 days?
Thanks for your help!!

You should follow the label instructions. I tested the label dose against a Hanna checker and a spectrophotometer, and the dose came back as 0.56 ppm. I normally dose copper for 30 days during quarantine.

jay

 

[chandavi]

Thanks Jay. So quarantining and observe new fish from LFS at .5 ppm for 4 weeks? Would think to bring up copper level over several days?

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

Thanks Jay. So quarantining and observe new fish from LFS at .5 ppm for 4 weeks? Would think to bring up copper level over several days?

I normally bring the copper level up in a day or so, just testing between additions to ensure that the calculated dose is correct.

Jay

 

[chandavi]

Great! Appreciate your reply.

 

[Mariette]

Cupramine’s instructions say to dose, wait 48hrs and dose again to bring level up to 0.5. I keep it there for 14 days as per the instructions. Then fosh get transferred to observational qt for a mth. Treatment qt is 20g bare bottom w no live rock. It’s an alien and stressful in ornament so I like to keep em in a 45g fully cycled properly set up observation tank for a mth where they can live comfortably