Copper Treatment

[Bear Claw]

I recently got a 6-line wrasse and a tail spot blenny and started their quarantine. About 3 days after I started the copper my wrasse suddenly slowed down and after a couple of days unfortunately died. My blenny is still alive but was acting a bit odd before I went on my trip. I am currently out of town and just realized I have my copper at 1.5 instead of 2.5 ppm. Would that have killed the wrasse and should I be worried about coming home to the blenny? Both ate pellets and brine and were doing great until the copper started. Just in case it could be something else my nitrates were 0, my salinity is 1.024, and phosphates are 0.

 

[vetteguy53081]

I recently got a 6-line wrasse and a tail spot blenny and started their quarantine. About 3 days after I started the copper my wrasse suddenly slowed down and after a couple of days unfortunately died. My blenny is still alive but was acting a bit odd before I went on my trip. I am currently out of town and just realized I have my copper at 1.5 instead of 2.5 ppm. Would that have killed the wrasse and should I be worried about coming home to the blenny? Both ate pellets and brine and were doing great until the copper started. Just in case it could be something else my nitrates were 0, my salinity is 1.024, and phosphates are 0.

Actually, if they had anything, the copper level you have is too low and would allow a given disease to take hold of the fish. Coppersafe begins working once it reaches level 2.0. How are you measuring the copper level?
Also, are you using coppersafe or Cupramine?

 

[Bear Claw]

Actually, if they had anything, the copper level you have is too low and would allow a given disease to take hold of the fish. Coppersafe begins working once it reaches level 2.0. How are you measuring the copper level?
Also, are you using coppersafe or Cupramine?

I am using copper power and measured with a Hanna tester. I should note that I did dose to above 2.0 a couple of days ago. So do you think it was a disease that got ahold of the wrasse from stress? Could it take hold of the blenny too?

 

[vetteguy53081]

I am using copper power and measured with a Hanna tester. I should note that I did dose to above 2.0 a couple of days ago. So do you think it was a disease that got ahold of the wrasse from stress? Could it take hold of the blenny too?

Its possible but hard to confirm without seeing fish or video prior to death

 

[Bear Claw]

Its possible but hard to confirm without seeing fish or video prior to death

Sorry I don’t have either. I should note though I did not see any visible infections or parasites before and after death

 

[vetteguy53081]

Sorry I don’t have either. I should note though I did not see any visible infections or parasites before and after death

At times you wont see them but rather symptoms. With ich, when we see dots, we see the adult/tromont stage . Flukes we rarely see other than the neobendendia type as examples