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Old 04-22-2009, 11:51 PM
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Originally Posted by my2rotties View Post
Very good point indeed. Would the copper keep any bacteria at bay during treatment? After they are done treatment should they be put on anti biotics just in case? I just wonder what the typical protocol is for people that have a serious disease to deal with, since it seems so many things could go wrong. Now I wonder if I should treat any new fish with an anti biotic soak prior to going into the system.
No please don't, using antibiotics as a prophylactic is a bad idea. There are enough problems with bacteria building immunity to available antibiotics.
Quarantining new fish for a full 8 weeks should give enough time for any problems to make themselves known. Once problems are known then they can be treated appropriately
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