Pop eye and fin rot

[acomps]

Hello I have my fish in the quarantine tank with copper and was doing well. I came down today and has a minor pop eye with a slight fin rot. Is Kanaplex the best medicine?

 

[acomps]

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[vetteguy53081]

Hello I have my fish in the quarantine tank with copper and was doing well. I came down today and has a minor pop eye with a slight fin rot. Is Kanaplex the best medicine?

What copper level are you treating at?
How many days have you been treating?
While kanaplex will help, I am reluctant to mix any meds with copper although you can. Is this coppersafe or cupramine?
Best is Maracyn as shown below in a separate treatment tank. Unless there are other tankmates, this may be a fin ray issue but looks to be aggression from another fish and even a tank tail strike.

 

[acomps]

What copper level are you treating at?
How many days have you been treating?
While kanaplex will help, I am reluctant to mix any meds with copper although you can. Is this coppersafe or cupramine?
Best is Maracyn as shown below in a separate treatment tank. Unless there are other tankmates, this may be a fin ray issue but looks to be aggression from another fish and even a tank tail strike.

I am using cooppersafe at 2.15. It’s been about 10 days. Only other tank mates are a gem tang and baby Stars and Stripes. I haven’t seen any aggression. I will get this Maracyn. Thank you

 

[vetteguy53081]

I am using cooppersafe at 2.15. It’s been about 10 days. Only other tank mates are a gem tang and baby Stars and Stripes. I haven’t seen any aggression. I will get this Maracyn. Thank you

And not knowing you had a tang, is likely fish with fin damage although Gem is not aggressive. Can be confined space. Any rock in that tank? That would speak for eye injury and you can bring coppersafe to 2.25. Test levels with Hanna Brand copper kit which is best

 

[acomps]

And not knowing you had a tang, is likely fish with fin damage although Gem is not aggressive. Can be confined space. Any rock in that tank? That would speak for eye injury and you can bring coppersafe to 2.25. Test levels with Hanna Brand copper kit which is best

I have these three fish in my qt tank. No aggression at all. No rock. Only pvc. They are in a 6 foot tank. Should I put the angel with bad eye in separate tank? Or treat the tank as is? It would be smaller tank if I isolated it. I do have a Hannah tester.

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

I have these three fish in my qt tank. No aggression at all. No rock. Only pvc. They are in a 6 foot tank. Should I put the angel with bad eye in separate tank? Or treat the tank as is? It would be smaller tank if I isolated it. I do have a Hannah tester.

Can you make a tank divider?

 

[vetteguy53081]

I have these three fish in my qt tank. No aggression at all. No rock. Only pvc. They are in a 6 foot tank. Should I put the angel with bad eye in separate tank? Or treat the tank as is? It would be smaller tank if I isolated it. I do have a Hannah tester.

Separate tank or as mentioned, divider using egg-crate. Is this a display tank or quarantine tank?

 

[acomps]

Separate tank or as mentioned, divider using egg-crate. Is this a display tank or quarantine tank?

I can buy egg crate and separate. This is my big qt tank. I have a smaller 40 gallon that I can put it in. My issue is my new fish are going through copper. Should I keep the fish in here with egg crate, Fritz Mayan and copper? Or put it isolated in a 40 gallon with the fritz and no copper?