Tang has ich

[randy4083]

Has anyone ever tried using quick cure for saltwater cause I know that it works for freshwater but I'm not sure if it does for saltwater fish

 

[Breakthecycle2]

Do you have a reef tank?

 

[randy4083]

Yeah but he is in a quarantine tank

 

[Breakthecycle2]

I would just use copper.

 

[Tanggirl12]

It's formalin and malachite green, it will work on crypto and used for velvet, it's more harsh.

 

[randy4083]

Quick cure is copper and it also has formalin and malachite green in it also

 

[Breakthecycle2]

It's formalin and malachite green, it will work on crypto and used for velvet, it's more harsh.

Exactly true. Coppersafe or copper power is less harsh but just as active as cupramine.

 

[randy4083]

I got cupramine I just don't like to use it cause you gotta read the level with the quick cure it tells you how many drops to use per gallon and it's easier to do then the cupramine copper and you only have to dose it for 3 days instead of waiting a couple of weeks and it's a purple tang that needs treated

 

[randy4083]

So would it be fine to use the quick cure or what

 

[randy4083]

 

[Humblefish]

I just looked it up on two sites to be sure the formulation hasn't changed and "Quick Cure" contains: Formalin, Malachite Green. NO COPPER.

Formalin & Malachite Green is a good bath treatment for "surface parasites" such as brook & velvet, but it will not completely eradicate Cryptocaryon irritans aka marine ich.

Your treatment options for ich can be found here: https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/how-to-treat-ich.191226/