Purple Tang In Quarantine

[reefpatrique]

I'm quarantining a purple tang, which has been in QT for about 3 weeks now. I've gone through the Metroplex and PraziPro regimes, and all is well. I did not start off doing copper, and I do not see any signs of ich/velvet/oodinium. Fish is eating well and aggressively. At this point, is it worth it to do the copper? I have time to do it, as I have about another month of a fallow period for my DT. I'm pretty sure the resounding answer I will get is "yes, do it," but I don't want to expose the fish unnecessarily to copper if I don't have to.

 

[face]

If you have to wait then no reason not to.

 

[cshouston]

Yes. Do it. Copper, applied correctly, won’t harm the fish, but it will give you peace of mind that it isn’t bringing any new parasites into your fallowed tank.