how soon does copper (mardel's coppersafe) work

[por2stylz]

i just put in my fish in hospital tank couldnt watch them rub for relief ne more 2 uv sterilizers and seems like ich just keeps reproducing so how soon as there exposed to the copper im doign half dose to be safe see how fish adjust does the ich die off there bodies they are stayn in the hos tank for 4-6 weeks but just want the ich to die and let there wounds heal

[alprazo]

If you want the Ich off, your best bet is a freshwater dip. The Cu will not affect the parasites that are already attached to your fish. Otherwise they live ~ one week before dropping of the fish to reproduce. It is also ineffective at lower than the recommended dosage.

Good article : http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/dec2003/mini2.htm

[danorth]

Copper Power had fish spotless in 4 days. Yes different product, but I believe the same compound.


1/2 dose is like no dose. It is either a proper dose or it isn't. Proper dosage if you want it to work.

[por2stylz]

i lost the all 3 in hospital tank few days ago koran angel hipo tang then clown i think i over dosed or did half dose which did nothing my local fish store just happened to not have copper test in stock so i went thru with it anyways oh well lot of money down the drain but 1 positive note is my display tank now will be fishless just with my inverts for 6 weeks and ich will starve and rot in hell lol ...ive learned alot from joining this site its helped me lots only with mistakes can u improve now i know to buy 1 fish at a time and qt them for 2 weeks. and im gona do a 5 gal refugium to improve nutrients in the water.

ich if it is ich i can see these little white things sticking to the glass swiming around darting around the glass they are white size of tip of needle that ich do they stick to the glass to reproduce cause some are smaller and indivdual some that look bigger look like 2 of them together like a figure 8 maybe mating ich ne ways 2 uv sterilizers going full throttle to kill off there free floating off spring

[alprazo]

Sorry about the loss. It makes me sick every time I lose a fish. Lost one of 8 years last week.

I would wait for more than 6 weeks. People will argue - Might seem crazy, but if you want an Ich free tank, I'd probably go 4 months. Read the threads and you will see many nightmares like your own.

BTW - that is most likely not Ich that you are watching on the side of your tank - unless your eyes are that good. My bet is that they are pods. Beneficial to the aquarium.

Again, Sorry for your losses.

[LargeAngels]

Freswater dips do nothing for ich. Fresh water dips are only good for marine velvet. I don't like coppersafe. I only use Cupramine. Less toxic and has a much wider affective range which makes dosing easier.

Some good ich info: http://www.petsforum.com/personal/trevor-jones/marineich.html

[kevin2000]

Ich naturally falls off of fish within a week - neither copper or hyposalinity kills ich when its attached to the fish.