What to do with my new triggerfish???!!

[daniella3d]

Hi,

I just got a new triggerfish (niger) and after brining it home I check and the salinity is at 1.017.

Now I currently have a blue hippo and a clownfish in hyposalinity at 1.010 for ich treatemtn and they have been there for 2 weeks since last sign of ich. I was wondering should I put the trigger in 1.010 instead of putting it in my other tank wich is at 1.024?

I am guessing that lowering the salinity by .07 will be less hard on him than raising it by .07 ??

But what I would be afraid of is if he ever develop velvet, what to do then? surely one cannot treat with copper in hypo, and raising salinity must be done like no more than .03 per day so I am really confused what to do?

Put it in low salinity and hope it does not develop velvet? or risk raising the salinity by .07 in one day and put it in my frag tank which has no fish in it? than wait to see if it develop anything bad?

How would you treat a fish for velvet if that fish is already in 1.010 hyposalinity?? is that even possible?


Can Cupramine be started while still in hypo and then raise the salinity? that is if I ever need to because the fish would develop velvet.

I know I am thinking this ahead as there is no sign of disease but I want to play it safe.