After extensive research and what seems to be no other option, it looks like I need my tank to go fallow in order to eliminate velvet. The tough part will definitely be catching all the fish. I have a 10 gallon qt and am getting a 20 gallon tank from Petco, to use as qt. I plan on splitting the fish up between the two and treating both. I was able to find some CP but only enough for the 10 gallon tank. I plan on using copper power in the 20 gallon at a 2.00ppm copper level.
So my question is, when I remove the fish from the tank and split them up between the 20 and the 10, when should I start medicating the quarantine tanks and how long should they be medicated for? I don't believe I should medicate both tanks for the entire 6 week fallow that the display tank will be going through. Also, what can I use for biological filtration when the tanks are being medicated? Or is my only choise to fight ammonia levels with prime during the entire period? Thanks for all the help
So my question is, when I remove the fish from the tank and split them up between the 20 and the 10, when should I start medicating the quarantine tanks and how long should they be medicated for? I don't believe I should medicate both tanks for the entire 6 week fallow that the display tank will be going through. Also, what can I use for biological filtration when the tanks are being medicated? Or is my only choise to fight ammonia levels with prime during the entire period? Thanks for all the help