Hey,
I started quarantining my first fish (4 Banggai Cardinals) and observed them for the first few days. Now I am starting my Cupramine preventative treatment.
My question is how long do I need to run copper at therapeutic levels before the fish are clean for the display tank which is clean and new?
I keep reading conflicting information. I know a lot of people say to quarantine for 30 days to be safe and because the complete lifecycle of ich. But what I am reading and what logic tells me is that the fish is clean after 10-14 days of theraputic Copper. So if my display tank is clean, wouldn't I be safe to transfer the fish from QT to DT after running Copper for 14 days and PraziPro for 7 days in QT?
I've read people say that the fish is cured in the 14 days and you can transfer to a clean QT. But wouldn't I be doing essentially the same thing by moving into the clean DT?
Or am I missing something? I'd love to hear what everyone has to say regarding this. Thanks!
I started quarantining my first fish (4 Banggai Cardinals) and observed them for the first few days. Now I am starting my Cupramine preventative treatment.
My question is how long do I need to run copper at therapeutic levels before the fish are clean for the display tank which is clean and new?
I keep reading conflicting information. I know a lot of people say to quarantine for 30 days to be safe and because the complete lifecycle of ich. But what I am reading and what logic tells me is that the fish is clean after 10-14 days of theraputic Copper. So if my display tank is clean, wouldn't I be safe to transfer the fish from QT to DT after running Copper for 14 days and PraziPro for 7 days in QT?
I've read people say that the fish is cured in the 14 days and you can transfer to a clean QT. But wouldn't I be doing essentially the same thing by moving into the clean DT?
Or am I missing something? I'd love to hear what everyone has to say regarding this. Thanks!