Metro + copper?

[jamesb07]

I just picked up a flame angelfish, copperband butterfly, and 2 clownfish. Gonna follow the current QT protocol, my only question is with the clowns being susceptible to brook and the other two being susceptible to uronema would it be smart to run metro with coppersafe? Or maybe one before the other? TIA

 

[jamesb07]

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[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

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Metro isn’t a very good treatment for external protozoans. I tend not to use it in conjunction with copper. It does nothing for Uronema (nothing works on internal Uronema - formalin or chloroquine works on external types seen in seahorses)

You could consider chloroquine if you can source that.

I typically just buy good quality tank raised clowns and that reduces the chance for Brook to a very high degree.

 

[jamesb07]

Metro isn’t a very good treatment for external protozoans. I tend not to use it in conjunction with copper. It does nothing for Uronema (nothing works on internal Uronema - formalin or chloroquine works on external types seen in seahorses)

You could consider chloroquine if you can source that.

I typically just buy good quality tank raised clowns and that reduces the chance for Brook to a very high degree.

gotcha! It’s day 3 of QT, haven’t seen any signs of anything yet everyone is very active and eats well. I’ll start copper today and keep an eye out for any other problems