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May I ask you a question? Iwas searching disease threads looking for help. I have a 300gal fish only system with very largeld fish have had intermittent ich that won’t go anyway. We thought it was gone and added two tangs: young unicorn and Vlamingi no signs of ich and were coppered first. Then about 5 days later I noticed ich on my fish again so we started dosing copper in the 300gal display, cupramine using Hanna checker. Have done this before. We have a 40gal quarantine with a yellow tang that we had to remove from the display because it stopped eating so we used kanaplex and it looks better and is eating after two weeks. The yellow was pale and had a red nose that’s why I used the antibiotics. Then my queen angel died for no reason no signs of infection, wounds and copper level is still low not therapeutic. Minimal ich was seen on a few fish. Now the unicorn tang has some torn fins that have some black discoloration. The unicorn got harassed when we first put it in the tank by a naso tang. I think there is bacteria in my tank and the unicorn is getting fin rot. I can remove it and put in quarantine but I’m afraid that since the yellow tang got sick and the queen just died Tuesday that I should treat all the fish. My question is can I use furon with cupramine?? I know how hard it is to treat the 300 display and risks to biofilter. I can do 50 gal water changes for the schedule and replace biofilter. Have Hanna checkers. Do you think this is a fair idea I know it’s not the ideal solution. I just don’t want to loose more fish. Thank you so much in advance for reading my post.Mixing therapeutic levels of copper and antibiotics is "usually" ok. But you'll have to decide if your fish is strong enough. Copper lowers a fish's immune system; antibiotics give a fish's immune system "time" to fight off infection/disease.
Here is a picture of unicorn. It eats but not very active for a tang.May I ask you a question? Iwas searching disease threads looking for help. I have a 300gal fish only system with very largeld fish have had intermittent ich that won’t go anyway. We thought it was gone and added two tangs: young unicorn and Vlamingi no signs of ich and were coppered first. Then about 5 days later I noticed ich on my fish again so we started dosing copper in the 300gal display, cupramine using Hanna checker. Have done this before. We have a 40gal quarantine with a yellow tang that we had to remove from the display because it stopped eating so we used kanaplex and it looks better and is eating after two weeks. The yellow was pale and had a red nose that’s why I used the antibiotics. Then my queen angel died for no reason no signs of infection, wounds and copper level is still low not therapeutic. Minimal ich was seen on a few fish. Now the unicorn tang has some torn fins that have some black discoloration. The unicorn got harassed when we first put it in the tank by a naso tang. I think there is bacteria in my tank and the unicorn is getting fin rot. I can remove it and put in quarantine but I’m afraid that since the yellow tang got sick and the queen just died Tuesday that I should treat all the fish. My question is can I use furon with cupramine?? I know how hard it is to treat the 300 display and risks to biofilter. I can do 50 gal water changes for the schedule and replace biofilter. Have Hanna checkers. Do you think this is a fair idea I know it’s not the ideal solution. I just don’t want to loose more fish. Thank you so much in advance for reading my post.
I have furon, general cure, and reef rally on hand enough to treat 300 gal for a few days and can order more and get by Monday.
Thank you
My question is can I use furon with cupramine?
Thank you so much for the quick answer. I’m worried if I don’t treat the whole tank and just remove the unicorn the bacteria will remain. I don’t care about cost to order all the furon as much as I don’t want to loose any fish. My Sohal is 12 and same for Koran angel.Yes. Furan2 is a wide spectrum antibiotic that is used for treating both gram positive and gram negative bacterial infections. It can also be used in the combination we call the "Trifecta" Furan 2 + Kanaplex + Metro to give a very comprehensive treatment for bacterial infections by itself or when treating with copper for Ich or Velvet. It can be hard on the biofilter as you mentioned.
That's a lot of Furan 2 to treat a 300 gallon tank. Yikes!
What about coppersafe? And prazi, I currently have a atlantic blue tang, white patches forming on body, heavy breathing and seems to want to scratch. It's in 2.0 of copper and I did a prazi treatment about 4 days ago.Yes. Furan2 is a wide spectrum antibiotic that is used for treating both gram positive and gram negative bacterial infections. It can also be used in the combination we call the "Trifecta" Furan 2 + Kanaplex + Metro to give a very comprehensive treatment for bacterial infections by itself or when treating with copper for Ich or Velvet. It can be hard on the biofilter as you mentioned.
That's a lot of Furan 2 to treat a 300 gallon tank. Yikes!
Prazi can deplete the O2 in a tank. Are you running a powerhead aimed up at the surface so that it's actively rippling the water surface?What about coppersafe? And prazi, I currently have a atlantic blue tang, white patches forming on body, heavy breathing and seems to want to scratch. It's in 2.0 of copper and I did a prazi treatment about 4 days ago.