Treating Brook and ICH with Metro/Copper or Metro/Rid ICH or?

[Tmcgoo13]

I have 5 fish showing signs of illness.

Powderbrown, Fox Face and PJ Cardinal - all looked like ICH, so I put them in a QT and started copper. FoxFace looks like he may also have Brook.

2 days later my female clown appears to have Brook. Obviously already exposed to ICH as well. I have the clowns in a separate QT and treated immediately with Metroplex straight to the water. Do I treat them with Rid Ich Plus which word is might work better on Brook and also work for ICH or do I go with the Copper.

Can I actually mix Metroplex with Cupramine and/or Rid Ich Plux?

 

[Dr. Reef]

Rid Ich contains formalin which is good for brook and it also contains many other meds that are good to cure ich as well. its a better option i think.
personally i have never used it but have heard good things about it.
Mixing the other 2 will add additional stress on the fish which may not be a good thing.

 

[HotRocks]

I use metroplex and copper in combination. Haven't experienced any issues with the combination.

I have no experience with rid ich.

 

[Dr. Reef]

let me clear: mixing metroplex and copper might cause twitching and flashing and might cause additional stress but no chemical reaction.

 

[Tmcgoo13]

Rid Ich contains formalin which is good for brook and it also contains many other meds that are good to cure ich as well. its a better option i think.
personally i have never used it but have heard good things about it.
Mixing the other 2 will add additional stress on the fish which may not be a good thing.

Thank you, really was just wondering if I could mix Rid Ich Plus with the Metro. My LFS said don't mix the Cupramine and Rid Ich

 

[Tmcgoo13]

Also curious about Metro and Rid Ich together?

 

[Dr. Reef]

i wouldnt mix cupramine with rid ich. use one or the other. metroplex should be fine to use with either or,
no personal experience with rid ich only read or heard few good things.

 

[Big G]

I use metroplex and copper in combination. Haven't experienced any issues with the combination.

I have no experience with rid ich.

+1 on this ^^^ But consider using Ruby Reef Rally as a 60-90 minute bath as well. It's both antibiotic and antiseptic qualities greatly help when treating velvet, bad ich, brook, etc.

 

[4FordFamily]

I use metroplex and copper in combination. Haven't experienced any issues with the combination.

I have no experience with rid ich.

I too have used these in conjunction without issue, and this would be my recommendation solely because I have experience with it. Keep a power head aimed up to maximize oxygen saturation in the water.

 

[4FordFamily]

i wouldnt mix cupramine with rid ich. use one or the other. metroplex should be fine to use with either or,
no personal experience with rid ich only read or heard few good things.

I agree, I wouldn’t mix rid ich and copper.

 

[Tmcgoo13]

Thanks everyone, I did get the Rid Ich Plus and did choose to use that. So far she’s hanging in there. Hopefully she makes it through the night!

 

[Tmcgoo13]

I realized I never came back here and gave everyone an update. Well both clowns did die . But I managed to save all the other fish. Everyone is healthy and happy and back in the DT.