melypr1985
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Remove the copper from the QT and observe for two weeks.
ICH, despite my efforts
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Remove the copper from the QT and observe for two weeks.
4FordFamily
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I would go 35 days from the LAST spot seen, to be safe. Nothing like starting all over, believe me I know!
*1, I'd let it go a little longer to be sure
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Ok guys, now I'm starting to lose my mind! While observing her today, i watched her start scratching herself on the pvc....i don't see any white spots, but it's obvious SOMETHING is bothering her. Today is the 38th day she's been in therapeutic levels of Coppersafe...i just checked it again today and levels look therapeutic to me! Any additional insight on where i should go from here? It's obvious that my current course of action isn't working.
Maybe pull the copper and observe for a bit now. Sometimes the copper itself can cause irritation, so she could be responding to that, or just be itchy from the little bug-bites healing.
4FordFamily
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X2, this exactly.
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@Humblefish, @melypr1985 i moved them into clean saltwater with NO copper a few minutes ago. They spent 39 days in copper. As i mentioned earlier, the hippo tang started scratching again yesterday. While i was changing the water, i was able to take a few high res photos and found she has this powdery stuff on her all the sudden. Any thoughts?
4FordFamily
Tang, Angel, and Wrasse Nerd!
I can't tell much but powdery does tend to indicate velvet -- but I cannot imagine how. I've never had issues eradicating velvet with copper, although I'm starting to see an uptick in this issue.
It's possible (albeit unlikely) that a strain is now copper resistant because fish are being kept in low levels of copper the parasite is becoming tolerant of CU.
I would observe, for now. Is it breathing heavily?
@melypr1985 does that look anything like any brook you've ever seen?
Infection?
It's possible (albeit unlikely) that a strain is now copper resistant because fish are being kept in low levels of copper the parasite is becoming tolerant of CU.
I would observe, for now. Is it breathing heavily?
@melypr1985 does that look anything like any brook you've ever seen?
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Brew12
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My Hippo tang still scratches on occasion, I think it may just be common for the species. Never any sign of a parasite or flukes other than his rubbing up against rocks.
I like that you moved him to clean water. Just keep an eye on him for now IMO and see if the powdery area gets better or worse.
I like that you moved him to clean water. Just keep an eye on him for now IMO and see if the powdery area gets better or worse.
melypr1985
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That looks like it could be more bacterial than anything. How long has it been on him? You only just noticed it right?
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Mundeez
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Yeah i just noticed it today. She hides a lot, so hard to know exactly...but I'm reasonably certain it showed up within the last 24-48 hours
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Mundeez
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I wish i had a way to upload the photos so you could see the original quality...you lose so much when they get uploaded
melypr1985
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So, I think I'd try an antibiotic like kanaplex or furan2 and see what effect that has on it.
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Will do. I have Kanaplex on hand, since i just took them out of copper, is it ok to dive right into it?
Yep! It's compatible with copper as well, so double safe.
