Quarantining leopard wrasse (spotted with yellow tail)

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My quarantine tank is at 1.5ppm of copper will my wrasse be ok if I slowly acclimate to the tank ?
 

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My quarantine tank is at 1.5ppm of copper will my wrasse be ok if I slowly acclimate to the tank ?

What type of copper are you using? I presume either coppersafe or copper power, but those both need to be above 2.0 ppm to be effective.

Do you mean that the wrasse is currently in the tank with the 1.5 ppm reading, or do you want to move the wrasse into the tank with the 1.5 reading?

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What type of copper are you using? I presume either coppersafe or copper power, but those both need to be above 2.0 ppm to be effective.

Do you mean that the wrasse is currently in the tank with the 1.5 ppm reading, or do you want to move the wrasse into the tank with the 1.5 reading?

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He’s in 1.5 ppm but before I start to raise to 2.5 will it ok for him to be In there?
 

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He’s in 1.5 ppm but before I start to raise to 2.5 will it ok for him to be In there?

Yes - but after further testing, I've found that the "full dose" for coppersafe or copper power is 2.25 ppm. I now only use 2.5 in cases of active infection.

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