Copper for Valentine puffer

[cale_tino]

I have a Valentini puffer who has ick and I put him in a QT tank and I’m using copper power it it 2.5 ppm, should he be fine? just curious because I heard that puffer fish are sensitive to copper, he’s in a 5.5 gallon tank.

 

[littlefoxx]

Im pretty sure they dont do well in copper. @Jay Hemdal @vetteguy53081 @MnFish1 might be able to help out with this though

 

[vetteguy53081]

I have a Valentini puffer who has ick and I put him in a QT tank and I’m using copper power it it 2.5 ppm, should he be fine? just curious because I heard that puffer fish are sensitive to copper, he’s in a 5.5 gallon tank.

They dont do well in higher levels. You can treat at 2.0- 2.2 and add aeration via air stone. This is technically a freshwater specimen converted to salt. Best source is coppersafe but they tolerate chloroquine phosphate a little better

 

[Coral Theory]

I had better luck using the tank transfer method with Valentinis instead of copper

 

[Spare time]

They dont do well in higher levels. You can treat at 2.0- 2.2 and add aeration via air stone. This is technically a freshwater specimen converted to salt. Best source is coppersafe but they tolerate chloroquine phosphate a little better

A valentini? Freshwater?

 

[vetteguy53081]

A valentini? Freshwater?

Brackish and often from the indian ocean. I sold freshwater version as well as figure 8, saddleback and other canthigaster and over the years, valentini and toby puffers have been sold exclusively as saltwater and now found in red seaand given a salinity range of 1.019-1.024.
Im off to sleep but of you google, should be able to find data on freshwater valentini.
here is one exerp. . . .

https://www.thepufferforum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=37327

 

[cale_tino]

Brackish and often from the indian ocean. I sold freshwater version as well as figure 8, saddleback and other canthigaster and over the years, valentini and toby puffers have been sold exclusively as saltwater and now found in red seaand given a salinity range of 1.019-1.024.
Im off to sleep but of you google, should be able to find data on freshwater valentini.
here is one exerp. . . .

https://www.thepufferforum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=37327

Salt

 

[vetteguy53081]

Salt

Agree saltwater, Saying, decades ago, these were found in freshwater tanks

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

I have a Valentini puffer who has ick and I put him in a QT tank and I’m using copper power it it 2.5 ppm, should he be fine? just curious because I heard that puffer fish are sensitive to copper, he’s in a 5.5 gallon tank.

I would use copper power at 2.25 ppm. Puffers are sensitive to ionic copper, not amine chelated copper like this.
How severe is the ich though? Copper power is slow to work, and fish can die from ich while being treated if the infection is moderate….

Hyposalinity is another viable option.

Be careful though, while a 5 gallon tank is large enough for this fish, you MUST manage the ammonia through good biological filtration.

Jay

 

[cale_tino]

Agree saltwater, Saying, decades ago, these were found in freshwater tanks

Really, I never knew that.