Fish transfer from QT to DT

[JOKER]

Ok so do you just match temp and salinity and move fish from QT to DT? What if they are in copper? Thanks

 

[4FordFamily]

Ok so do you just match temp and salinity and move fish from QT to DT? What if they are in copper? Thanks

Yes. Fish do just fine going from copper to no copper.

However, after 30 days full therapeutic dose copper (tested frequently) I like to observe for a week or two to check my work. Nothing like running the tank fallow. Lots of people (myself included) have human error in the implementation.

 

[Flippers4pups]

Yes. Fish do just fine going from copper to no copper.

However, after 30 days full therapeutic dose copper (tested frequently) I like to observe for a week or two to check my work. Nothing like running the tank fallow. Lots of people (myself included) have human error in the implementation.

I agree with @4FordFamily, once a treatment has been completed, wait a week or two and see it was 100% effective. Better safe than sorry.

 

[drawman]

+2 it's nice to have a period of observation after all that hard work.

 

[JOKER]

Thanks.. These have been through 30 day cupramine and 2 rounds of prazipro. I checked copper weekly with 2 different test at .6 or .7 which is a little high, but I didn't notice any ill effects so I left it there.

 

[aykwm]

Doesn't hurt to observe them without copper, as copper can hide ill effects but then they can return. In most cases disease will be eradicated from fish especially that you have copper at that relatively high level, but you never know better safe than sorry.

 

[JOKER]

Ok thanks. I will remove copper and observe before adding to DT.

 

[flfireman1]

Adding on to this topic. Can you remove your fish from a copper treated QT and place directly in your display? Matching temp and salinity. Wouldn't the wet fish still have residual copper in him? I would think a tank water rinse in a bucket of display tank water would be a good idea before going into display.

 

[aykwm]

Usually the water carried on fish is really negligible (probably few ml) which will not be enough to do any harm, copper concentration will probably be in part per billion which is insignificant. Also, most tanks run carbon which will neutralize copper. But as you mentioned its better to rinse fish before adding to display. Even better is to place it in unmedicated quarantine for observation.

 

[4FordFamily]

Usually the water carried on fish is really negligible (probably few ml) which will not be enough to do any harm, copper concentration will probably be in part per billion which is insignificant. Also, most tanks run carbon which will neutralize copper. But as you mentioned its better to rinse fish before adding to display. Even better is to place it in unmedicated quarantine for observation.

This. Also, many reefs have low levels of copper already

 

[JOKER]

The convict tang is still in QT. I used carbon to remove cupramine, and is doing very well. Eats like a pig, and very active. He will be so happy to go from a 10 gallon to his new home which is 7' x 2'.