Overdosed my perc clown on copper today :(

[vessxpress1]

Hey all. One of my clowns kept getting ich and I was suspicious that it had internal parasites possibly as well. So I decided to give it another freshwater bath. It has had several over time. I put one drop of cupramine in. It never likes it so I figured it just had to take its medicine. I left it in the bath for a few minutes then put it in a glass of tank water to rinse off then put it back in the tank. It was stressed but swam around. Then it went downhill and I pretty much watched it die an hour later. I feel pretty bad about it. I was trying to help it but it must have gotten over dosed. I left it in too long. The other clown never had a speck on it and neither does my six line. So not sure what’s going on. I know how ich works. I know I’ve got to remove all fish and let the tank sit fishless for a month or two. I just haven’t found the ambition to do so since the other two seem extremely healthy. My whole goal setting up this tank was to use the QT so this tank didn’t get ich and that’s out the window now.

Should I get another clown to pair up the one I’ve got or let it stay solo? If something happens to these two I’d go fish less for a few months. I thought about adding a mocha clown at some point. I have a qt tank but I’m nervous about using the meds. I haven’t had good luck with it. I don’t even think the six line should be in it and I hate putting clownfish through it.

 

[Flippers4pups]

Freshwater dip wouldn't have any effect on internal parasites. Copper isn't used effectively in a bath. Must be used in a quarantine tank.

Here's some reading to help you in the future:

HIGH - Fish Disease Treatment and Diagnosis Stickies

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Fish Disease Index - Pictorial Guide

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Fish Diseases 101

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Copper treatment

Copper treatment What It Treats – Marine Ich (Cryptocaryon irritans) and Marine Velvet Disease (Amyloodinium ocellatum). There is some anecdotal evidence that copper will suppress symptoms of Brooklynella hostilis and Uronema marinum; however it is unlikely to completely eradicate either. How...

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[vessxpress1]

Thanks. I’m not somebody that wants to add new fish every month. I just want to get to a point where I’m not adding anything new to the tank and fish are healthy.