Petco rescue, two tangs

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gobble said:
Question, why do these tangs need copper treatment? It's pretty clear they sat at Petco for a long time. If they had velvet or ick wouldn't they have shown symptoms and died from it a long time ago?
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You are largely correct of all fish that could be exposed a Tang would typically show symptoms but there are cases where velvet or ich can be harboring in the gills. Running copper is just an insurance policy to help ensure the fish are clean.
I would run them through every treatment possible imo because of the poor health they were in at time of purchase.
 
gobble said:
Question, why do these tangs need copper treatment? It's pretty clear they sat at Petco for a long time. If they had velvet or ick wouldn't they have shown symptoms and died from it a long time ago?
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I think he said that petco has just gotten this shipment in and they had not been there long
 
Theres an interesting argument in another thread about dosing copper as a preventative measure and how it actually lowers immunity @Lasse makes a very strong argument for not running copper unless it is absolutely necessary.

Side note I have been watching this thread since you made it and #1 your doing Gods work here and #2 I have a petco near me and I had to stop going in because I wanted to rescue everything everytime...last time I was in there is was a 24.99 snowflake moray that just wanted me to love him but I could not take him home and it made me feel awful. I asked what they were feeding him and the answer was oh he eats flake food like the rest of the fish...they ALL eat flake food. Places like Petco should need a license to sell fish that are not feeders and betas.
 
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gobble said:
Question, why do these tangs need copper treatment? It's pretty clear they sat at Petco for a long time. If they had velvet or ick wouldn't they have shown symptoms and died from it a long time ago?
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For one, they usually keep fish in low levels of copper for the duration of their stay at Petco, which keeps parasites from taking over. As soon as they're removed from sub-therapeutic copper, they are at grave risk since the parasites can reproduce unabated.
 
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4FordFamily said:
For one, they usually keep fish in low levels of copper for the duration of their stay at Petco, which keeps parasites from taking over. As soon as they're removed from sub-therapeutic copper, they are at grave risk since the parasites can reproduce unabated.
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This is totally false. Petco initiated the "going Blue" policy years ago and stop using all chemical medication including copper and formalin. To be clear, it is against store policy to treat tanks with copper. Verified by their corporate office in San Diego, CA.
 
Bouncingsoul39 said:
This is totally false. Petco initiated the "going Blue" policy years ago and stop using all chemical medication including copper and formalin. To be clear, it is against store policy to treat tanks with copper. Verified by their corporate office in San Diego, CA.
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My local Petco did not get that memo, but in fairness I haven't tested their water for copper in probably 2-3 years. In any event, this is pretty common practice in the industry.

It's clear they aren't willing to treat fish in their tanks that are ill, so I certainly believe you.
 
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Speaking of copper...... If/when it's time to use copper does anyone live close enough to lend a couple of 10 gallon tanks and small heaters? Just thinking these fish have been through enough, and 30 days of copper won't make them happy. The 14 days and then to a new sterile tank sounds better for our new poster fish :)
 
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ScooterV said:
Speaking of copper...... If/when it's time to use copper does anyone live close enough to lend a couple of 10 gallon tanks and small heaters? Just thinking these fish have been through enough, and 30 days of copper won't make them happy. The 14 days and then to a new sterile tank sounds better for our new poster fish :)
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The two heaters I'm using now are a 100w and a 50w. It's warm here and I usually keep my house at 73 so they will probably be sufficient for 10 gallon tanks if I can borrow a couple from someone
 
Here are two pics from today, neither of them wanted to pose for the camera. The blue tang got startled and tried to hide so I was able to get a closer shot of the infection she has. The glass distorted the pic but more detail is visible than in the other pics. I think the yellow tang does look a little better than last night. I'm getting ready to do the second dose of prazipro for both and the last dose of antibiotics for the blue tang

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The yellow for sure is still looking much better!! Amazing how much progress was made in a week. The redness in front of the eyes seems to be almost gone now even. LOL, then there's the "play dead " hippo, but it looks better as well. Looking good!
 

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