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As a function of how many fish we have seen sick, every batch is riddled with 2-3 ailments, flukes and velvet being the most common— I would say not using copper or CP will almost certainly end poorly. But that’s for each reader to decide for themselves.If this is true, then why is copper still being advocated for prophylactic treatment? surely people should be using it as sparingly as possible and only on confirmed diagnosis of disease. The antibiotic example you give is a prime example of it, overuse in the wrong indications have led to resistance and now were desperately trying to resolve this with lots of education about only using it when therapeutically indicated... surely the ethical stance for R2R and @HotRocks @4FordFamily to start taking, is to reserve copper purely for treatment...