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Old 09-06-2006, 03:57 AM
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to truly get rid of the ich, you should leave you tank without any hosts(aka fish) for at least a month.
Removing the fish for a couple of weeks to treat them won't work. The ich will just go dormant till they come back. they can do this for a bout a month before they die off.
I would be very hesitate personally to treat my main tank with copper. This is just my opinion but you will have remains of it in your tank unless you completely sterilize it.
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Old 09-06-2006, 04:32 AM
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Use cupramine. Check out seachem's website. They say it does not stick to anything. I also treated my cowfish with this and they are also really sensitive to copper.This product is alot more safe to use.I have treated a few different fish with the stuff.It is quick acting to.Good luck
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That is the copper that I have. The only problem with the quarantine is that I can't have all those fish in a 20 gal tank.
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I have a 30 gallon cube u can borrow for a month if you want
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Do you have lots of rock and corals? If it is not to much you could just move your rocks and corals.Then just put the stuff back in after the fish are treated and carbon been running. I use to not have a qt but now I treat every fish I buy.
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