After the nightmare of not QT'ing and running fallow to cleanse the DT, there will never be another fish allowed in my tank without running the proper regiment.
I'm a believer.
I'm a believer.
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I am going to continue doing what I have been doing since it has worked for me for more than 10 years.
Nope.Ok, a question please. Once You treat a fish with medications, say copper does this treatment destroy the fish's immune system forever?
It most certainly has some negative effects on the fish's health. It is a poison after all. Some say it affects the fish's life span. I'm happy to accept that although I'm not sure how this could be verified or how it would compare with the average lifespan living with ich. Many fish we keep live decades in the wild. Many, maybe most that are not treated across the hobby die within a year.Ok, a question please. Once You treat a fish with medications, say copper does this treatment destroy the fish's immune system forever?
And I never had problems for 11 years...Absolutely not. I visually observe and keep my fish stress minimum. QT seems like more stress than treatment.
Edit: Have never had problems with ich or velvet after 6+ years with salty toes.
I have found a lot of shops will run copper in their systems but generally it won’t be at a high enough therapeutic dose to eradicate any disease.I treat prophylactically. I'm pretty new to the hobby but I have had clowns that I QTed and know came to me with ich, survived an ich outbreak and were treated with copper who never showed behavioural or visual signs of ich. I just don't trust that I could spot ich every time because of this experience. I don't love treating prophylactically but for me it is necessary.
My LFS does in fact have copper running in all their holding and display tanks but it is one big system with fish coming and going all the time. It's not to treat ich but to ensure for the period they are there in the shop they are not overcome by the big ich orgy that is going on.
Great work there. It looks really good although I’m not sure I’d have that hob sitting over the top of all the electrics.Qt and prophylactic treatment.
I finished setting up my hospital stand.
Love it! Sometimes its more interesting than the dt...
I think we know where I stand...
Treat em all! Not worth the risk to my DT!