Fish Medication Recommendation

[reeftilldie]

Hi everyone,
Can anybody please give me a link where i can purchase medication to treat velvel and ick, i want to have it on hand just in case my fish is infected.

Thank you very much

 

[4FordFamily]

Hi everyone,
Can anybody please give me a link where i can purchase medication to treat velvel and ick, i want to have it on hand just in case my fish is infected.

Thank you very much

Your local LFS should have copper. Coppersafe is my preference but cupramine is a second place (from my experience). If not, amazon has it all!

 

[ngoodermuth]

Your local LFS should have copper. Coppersafe is my preference but cupramine is a second place (from my experience). If not, amazon has it all!

+1, but just to note none of the medications that actually treat ich and velvet are reef-safe so you'll need a QT or hospital tank to treat them.

 

[4FordFamily]

+1, but just to note none of the medications that actually treat ich and velvet are reef-safe so you'll need a QT or hospital tank to treat them.

Good catch!

 

[Humblefish]

FWIW; a list of useful meds can be found here: https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/medications-to-keep-on-hand.213574/

Including the ones I consider to be must haves: https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/medications-to-keep-on-hand.213574/#post-2445601

And don't forget to get a copper test kit: https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/copper-test-kits.257924/