fernalfer
06/13/2016, 06:07 AM
Ok here is my situation. I have a new 120 that has been fishless and cycled for 1 month and a half ready to go. I have decided that this time around i'm going to do things right and QT all fish. I bought my first fish a Lemon Peel tang, probably not the best first fish to put in tank but he looked healthy, great color, and ate like a pig at the LFS.
He has been in a 20 gallon for 4 weeks now. First week or so i observed and let him settle in. Then i did 2 rounds of prazipro. 1st round dosed left for 6 days and did a 25% WC. Then dosed a second Round and just left it in there. He has showed no signs of anything until yesterday i noticed him every once in awhile getting almost completely sideways and rubbing up against the PVC pipe in the tank. And doing a slight twitch every now and then. This only lasted for about a half an hour. This morning i watched him for about a half hour while feeding and he didn't display any twitching or scratching.
With that said i have Cupramine ready to go with the Seachem Copper test kit but i'm hesitant because i'm afraid this may harm my fish. The scratching alone makes me feel i should be treating for ICK regardless whether he has it or not because i'd rather be safe then sorry.
How many days and how slow should i ramp the cupramine up to the recommended 0.5 level of copper? Also how long does prime stay in the water? i added a little prime 2 days ago and know that PRIME and CUPRAMINE are a no no together.
If i can convince the wife to let me buy the second pieces of equipment to do TTM i have a few questions:
1. The tang has been in the 20 Gallon QT for 4 weeks so if i transfer him to a second tank is that considered the 1st transfer? or do i put him in the newly setup tank and when i transfer him back that's the first transfer?
2. Because he has been in a 20 gallon for 4 weeks. I will be able to get a couple ten gallons. Will reducing the size of the tank he is used to being in stress him out and make this whole method go down the drain as well?
Trying to get this last part of treatment out of the way but want to be successful. He has been so healthy thus far would hate to lose him to stress.
He has been in a 20 gallon for 4 weeks now. First week or so i observed and let him settle in. Then i did 2 rounds of prazipro. 1st round dosed left for 6 days and did a 25% WC. Then dosed a second Round and just left it in there. He has showed no signs of anything until yesterday i noticed him every once in awhile getting almost completely sideways and rubbing up against the PVC pipe in the tank. And doing a slight twitch every now and then. This only lasted for about a half an hour. This morning i watched him for about a half hour while feeding and he didn't display any twitching or scratching.
With that said i have Cupramine ready to go with the Seachem Copper test kit but i'm hesitant because i'm afraid this may harm my fish. The scratching alone makes me feel i should be treating for ICK regardless whether he has it or not because i'd rather be safe then sorry.
How many days and how slow should i ramp the cupramine up to the recommended 0.5 level of copper? Also how long does prime stay in the water? i added a little prime 2 days ago and know that PRIME and CUPRAMINE are a no no together.
If i can convince the wife to let me buy the second pieces of equipment to do TTM i have a few questions:
1. The tang has been in the 20 Gallon QT for 4 weeks so if i transfer him to a second tank is that considered the 1st transfer? or do i put him in the newly setup tank and when i transfer him back that's the first transfer?
2. Because he has been in a 20 gallon for 4 weeks. I will be able to get a couple ten gallons. Will reducing the size of the tank he is used to being in stress him out and make this whole method go down the drain as well?
Trying to get this last part of treatment out of the way but want to be successful. He has been so healthy thus far would hate to lose him to stress.