Clownfish done with QT??????????????

[Noob_Sam]

Hello,

I got this clownfish last Sunday. My lfs already had him in step 1 and 2 medication ( the green and blue one). Also when I got him I did a FW dip and he had no flukes. He is in copper for the last 9 days ( @2.0ppm - Copper Power). He had some white spots the second day and after that he had nothing on his body. He is wild caught so it took him a few days to start eating. - Garlic did the trick. He's body is clear and he is eating. Can I now put him in my DT?

Thanks,

Sam .

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

If your quarantine tank is stable, I personally wouldn't do it, not with a wild caught clown. Copper Power is fairly non-toxic. The minimum copper treatment in pretty much anyone's book is 14 days, and I always run 30 myself. I do 30 days copper, 14 days general cure and then 14 days observation, and even that isn't 100%. It also depends on what fish you'll be risking by moving it over early....

Jay

 

[Noob_Sam]

If your quarantine tank is stable, I personally wouldn't do it, not with a wild caught clown. Copper Power is fairly non-toxic. The minimum copper treatment in pretty much anyone's book is 14 days, and I always run 30 myself. I do 30 days copper, 14 days general cure and then 14 days observation, and even that isn't 100%. It also depends on what fish you'll be risking by moving it over early....

Jay

Well I am risking couple of hundreds of dollars lol. So I guess I will wait longer. It just that he looks wealthy and has no spots on his body and he is eating well. But yeah thanks.

 

[Noob_Sam]

If your quarantine tank is stable, I personally wouldn't do it, not with a wild caught clown. Copper Power is fairly non-toxic. The minimum copper treatment in pretty much anyone's book is 14 days, and I always run 30 myself. I do 30 days copper, 14 days general cure and then 14 days observation, and even that isn't 100%. It also depends on what fish you'll be risking by moving it over early....

Jay

And yes my QT is stable. Its full cycled Its been running non stop for like 3-4 months