QT Copper Treatment :: How long?

jtma508 · 07/29/2008, 05:40 PM

I placed this in the 'New to Hobby' forum but it likely belongs here.

Everything has been going along great for the last 5mos in the tank. Then the other morning I noticed both of my neon gobies had what looked like ick on them. There was and remains no evidence of anything on any other fish. With great difficulty (man they are SO fast) I was able to transfer both to a 10gal QT tank appropriately dosed with Copper Power.

They've only been in the 10gal for two days but all visible signs of the disease are gone. How long do I need to keep them in the QT to be sure they're disease-free?

squealy · 07/29/2008, 08:52 PM

Most people would say 4-6 weeks after all signs of ich are gone. They would also say that the other fish should be treated as well and the display tank left fishless for 6-8 weeks.

07/29/2008, 05:40 PM	#1
jtma508 Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: MA Posts: 1,232	QT Copper Treatment :: How long? I placed this in the 'New to Hobby' forum but it likely belongs here. Everything has been going along great for the last 5mos in the tank. Then the other morning I noticed both of my neon gobies had what looked like ick on them. There was and remains no evidence of anything on any other fish. With great difficulty (man they are SO fast) I was able to transfer both to a 10gal QT tank appropriately dosed with Copper Power. They've only been in the 10gal for two days but all visible signs of the disease are gone. How long do I need to keep them in the QT to be sure they're disease-free?

07/29/2008, 08:52 PM	#2
squealy Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Arizona Posts: 113	Most people would say 4-6 weeks after all signs of ich are gone. They would also say that the other fish should be treated as well and the display tank left fishless for 6-8 weeks.