Copper treatment/odd behavior! Please Help!

AlexHamilton · 02/18/2016, 07:20 PM

Hello everyone,

So I have ran into a problem that has been worrying me.
So I have been copper treating a Coral Beauty and a bicolor dotty back. Going on week 4 of treatment. So far it has gone very well, then today I went and fed the fish and was getting ready to drop in some cupisorb and start finishing up my QT. then I noticed the coral beauty wasn't eating and I saw him shake his head several times. I haven't seen any signs of Ich since I began treating. Could it be something else?

So my question is, should I continue the copper treatment? Or should I remove the copper and treat with another medication? Or remove the copper and observe?

I have never ran into this before this far into a QT treatement. I have just about every staple medication there is, PraziPro, ParaGaurd, StressGaurd, Cupramine Etc.. So what would you guys recommend?

any help is much appreciated!

AlexHamilton · 02/19/2016, 05:28 PM

Hey guys, does anyone recommend I post this in a different thread?

I am really at a loss on what to do from here and I feel like I am running out of time. Any tips or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Deinonych · 02/19/2016, 08:30 PM

Head shaking could be an indication of gill parasites. I would remove the copper and start treating with PraziPro, as the fish may have flukes.

AlexHamilton · 02/19/2016, 08:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Deinonych

Head shaking could be an indication of gill parasites. I would remove the copper and start treating with PraziPro, as the fish may have flukes.

Thank you for the response! I have already begun removing the copper.
I will treat PraziPro after a few days of running the copper. However I did notice something odd on the coral beauty that I haven't noticed before. Right above his eyes it looks like he has a scar, it's not an open cut. It almost looks like a stretch mark. im curious on what would cause this?

02/18/2016, 07:20 PM	#1
AlexHamilton Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Arlington,WA Posts: 64	Copper treatment/odd behavior! Please Help! Hello everyone, So I have ran into a problem that has been worrying me. So I have been copper treating a Coral Beauty and a bicolor dotty back. Going on week 4 of treatment. So far it has gone very well, then today I went and fed the fish and was getting ready to drop in some cupisorb and start finishing up my QT. then I noticed the coral beauty wasn't eating and I saw him shake his head several times. I haven't seen any signs of Ich since I began treating. Could it be something else? So my question is, should I continue the copper treatment? Or should I remove the copper and treat with another medication? Or remove the copper and observe? I have never ran into this before this far into a QT treatement. I have just about every staple medication there is, PraziPro, ParaGaurd, StressGaurd, Cupramine Etc.. So what would you guys recommend? any help is much appreciated!

02/19/2016, 08:30 PM	#3
Deinonych Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 4,191	Head shaking could be an indication of gill parasites. I would remove the copper and start treating with PraziPro, as the fish may have flukes. __________________ Chris Hope is not a strategy. Display Tank: DSA 105 w/36gal sump/fuge · 2x MP40wES PHs · 2x Radion Gen2 · Apex w/PM2 · Fish · Corals · Rock · Sand · Water

02/19/2016, 05:28 PM	#2
AlexHamilton Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Arlington,WA Posts: 64	Hey guys, does anyone recommend I post this in a different thread? I am really at a loss on what to do from here and I feel like I am running out of time. Any tips or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.