Carpenters Wrasse with ich

[cst0215]

I currently have a Carpenter s Wrasse, purple firefish,and flame angel in a 10 gallon QT tank. The y have all been in from 7-10days.

Tonight I see what I believe is icy on the wrasse. I have heard they are quite sensitive to copper. I have chelated copper safe that I would like to begin treatment with.

How should I proceed? My thoughts were to dose at half strength (approximately 1 ppm) for 24 hours and then go up to 2.25 ppm.

Any suggestions and advice as always are appreciated

 

[vetteguy53081]

I currently have a Carpenter s Wrasse, purple firefish,and flame angel in a 10 gallon QT tank. The y have all been in from 7-10days.

Tonight I see what I believe is icy on the wrasse. I have heard they are quite sensitive to copper. I have chelated copper safe that I would like to begin treatment with.

How should I proceed? My thoughts were to dose at half strength (approximately 1 ppm) for 24 hours and then go up to 2.25 ppm.

Any suggestions and advice as always are appreciated

Yes, this looks like ich. You can safely use Coppersafe or Copper Power at therapeutic level 2.2 for a FULL 30 days (do not interrupt this 30 day period) monitored with a Hanna Brand copper test kit- No API brand. Also monitor Ammonia levels while in quarantine with a reliable test kit and add aeration during treatment using an air stone. All other fish in with it should also be removed as they have also been exposed to the parasites and placed in quarantine tank.