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Unread 09/11/2000, 05:41 PM   #5
Fish Junction
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The Lemon Peel angel is one of the centropyge angels that is VERY!!!! sensitive to copper. Make sure that you use a non-chealated form of copper and do not bring the level up over 10ppm. This level is all that is needed with nonchealated coppers. Cuprix by Aquatronics is what we use and found it to be very stable once the proper level is obtained. Side effects that we have noticed on lemon peels to copper have been temporary blindness, loss of appetite, listlessness and disorientation. If you see any of these occure remove the fish immediately to a clean glass bottom tank and do daily bottom siphonings until all of the ick has disappeared. One thing that I always suggest for fish with any type of fluid absorbing parasite is to offer food that has a high fresh water content to help replenish fluids in the fish. Soaking your foods in clean dechlored fresh water will help to keep them from absorbing salt when they enter the tank.


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