Picked up three Kupang damsels on Saturday and put them in QT. All three seemed good, eating plenty. After a day of observation, I started copper treatment as part of QT protocol.
Yesterday raised copper to 1.6ppm with Copper Power, measured with Hanna HR checker.
All seemed good over night, raised to 2.25ppm this morning. Aerating the whole time.
Came to check this afternoon and noticed one of them developed a sore (or something) over the course of the day:
Not sure where this came from since I didn't see it (or notice it, rather) as part of my initial observation. But I did notice a tiny bit of red on the anal fin for all three:
Is this maybe some kind of bacterial infection? Should I stop the copper treatment now and shift to an antibiotic of some kind? Did I raise copper too quickly and stress it out? The fish seems alright at the moment, hanging out in a low(er) flow corner of the tank. Tried to feed but didn't seem very interested. The other two damsels aren't harassing it at all and seem to be as happy as they were and are still eating. Appreciate any thoughts/guidance.
Yesterday raised copper to 1.6ppm with Copper Power, measured with Hanna HR checker.
All seemed good over night, raised to 2.25ppm this morning. Aerating the whole time.
Came to check this afternoon and noticed one of them developed a sore (or something) over the course of the day:
Not sure where this came from since I didn't see it (or notice it, rather) as part of my initial observation. But I did notice a tiny bit of red on the anal fin for all three:
Is this maybe some kind of bacterial infection? Should I stop the copper treatment now and shift to an antibiotic of some kind? Did I raise copper too quickly and stress it out? The fish seems alright at the moment, hanging out in a low(er) flow corner of the tank. Tried to feed but didn't seem very interested. The other two damsels aren't harassing it at all and seem to be as happy as they were and are still eating. Appreciate any thoughts/guidance.