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Hi
I searched but haven't found a definite answer.
I purchased a flame angel today, it looks great. not eating yet but I decided to take the change.
the plan was to have him eating first in a 15g QT and starting with copper treatment.
the guy who runs fy LFS says that pygmy angles are very sensitive to copper and I should consider TTM instead.
Was wandering what you guys think?
 

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They can handle chelated copper better than ionic and so goes for chloroquine phosphate.
Tank transfer method is also fine.
 

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For what it's worth, I have treated several dwarf angels with copper. (Copper power @ 1.75ppm).

I personally do not care for TTM because of how much I see velvet coming in on new fish.
 
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Do you think dwarf angels are more sensitive to copper then other fish?
Should I ramp up slower than usual? Say 6 days to get to 1.75ppm?
 

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all fish are sensitive to copper. its a poison. i dont find angels to be any more sensitive than a clown or tang etc.
But as i said its a poison so i always recommend ramping up slowly. I know most meds on market say to dose in 1 day or 2 but i always recommend 4-6 days of slow and low doses to reach final number and then start the clock.
 

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