To Treat or Not To Treat??

Principeces · 10/07/2012, 09:28 AM

I was wondering what the opinions are for medicating fish that are not displaying symptoms. I have had 3 fish in QT for 20 days now and initially treated with Parzai Pro medication for the recommended time. My next step was to treat with Cupramine but am hesitant since I have seen no visible signs of external parasites or distress. I'm not sure if its worth the stress if there is nothing there. Would I have seen the visible part of the ich life cycle already? Any advice appreciated. Thanks

Lorenz725 · 10/07/2012, 09:37 AM

I just always treat with Prazai Pro and if I don't see anything I don't medicate. I just keep a close eye on the fish in QT for 5 weeks or so if I don't see anything in the 5 weeks I feel I am safe to add the fish to the DT.

mrx66699 · 10/07/2012, 12:15 PM

if your going to put the fish in QT and then NOT treat it properly and just hope for the best thats just silly.......dont even bother just drop and flop......the record for a tomite hatching is something like 72 days .....why not lower the salinity into hypo for those 5 weeks you are going to observe and treat it properly if you are worried about stress on a fish .....hope is no replacement for proper treatment

I like cupramine for the simple 3 week time for treatment but find seachem has an inferior measuring kit that could be easily misread, with that silly blue faded strip.....I prefer hypo with an ato setup on it and a good calibrated refraco

Principeces · 10/07/2012, 01:46 PM

How should i remove the copper from the qt once im done, with carbon? I'm just not sure if any trace copper dripping from the net is bad for the display tank.

mrx66699 · 10/07/2012, 03:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Principeces

How should i remove the copper from the qt once im done, with carbon? I'm just not sure if any trace copper dripping from the net is bad for the display tank.

yes that would not be good for the DT .....you should have a totally separate net for any qt that will be using chemicals ......again I like hypo ....what measuring kit will you be using for the cupramine as its not the same as just a copper treatment .......

if you do use it or copper it is removed with carbon .....just use a small two little fishies reactor or drop a small bag in your hang on filter ....AND do not put your biowheel filters into your sump to maintain bio after use you will need to start them up all over again......another reason I prefer hypo as I can just wash the biowheels in the dishwasher and throw them in the sump and let them populate for the next usage

10/07/2012, 09:28 AM	#1
Principeces Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Miami Posts: 58	To Treat or Not To Treat?? I was wondering what the opinions are for medicating fish that are not displaying symptoms. I have had 3 fish in QT for 20 days now and initially treated with Parzai Pro medication for the recommended time. My next step was to treat with Cupramine but am hesitant since I have seen no visible signs of external parasites or distress. I'm not sure if its worth the stress if there is nothing there. Would I have seen the visible part of the ich life cycle already? Any advice appreciated. Thanks

10/07/2012, 09:37 AM	#2
Lorenz725 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Ohio Posts: 942	I just always treat with Prazai Pro and if I don't see anything I don't medicate. I just keep a close eye on the fish in QT for 5 weeks or so if I don't see anything in the 5 weeks I feel I am safe to add the fish to the DT. __________________ Current tank info: 150 gallon RR 6 foot mixed reef, 3 250 W radium, 100 gallon Rubbermaid basement sump. Octopus 300 pro skimmer, 29 gallon fuge with dragons breath, cheato, and mangroves. 5.5 gallon AIO mixed reef, 2 18 w T5HO, built in fuge with cheato and dragons breath.

10/07/2012, 12:15 PM	#3
mrx66699 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: ft. laud Posts: 5,994	if your going to put the fish in QT and then NOT treat it properly and just hope for the best thats just silly.......dont even bother just drop and flop......the record for a tomite hatching is something like 72 days .....why not lower the salinity into hypo for those 5 weeks you are going to observe and treat it properly if you are worried about stress on a fish .....hope is no replacement for proper treatment I like cupramine for the simple 3 week time for treatment but find seachem has an inferior measuring kit that could be easily misread, with that silly blue faded strip.....I prefer hypo with an ato setup on it and a good calibrated refraco __________________ Nano with a few dozen tangs. Life is the slowest form of suicide! Last edited by mrx66699; 10/07/2012 at 12:22 PM.

10/07/2012, 01:46 PM	#4
Principeces Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Miami Posts: 58	How should i remove the copper from the qt once im done, with carbon? I'm just not sure if any trace copper dripping from the net is bad for the display tank.