Pat24601
Well-Known Member
As I’ve mentioned before, I keep a fully cycled tank up and running for the purpose of using as a QT tank.
Until recently, my QT process was really more of an “observation” tank than anything else, In other words, I put a new fish in there and if it doesn’t grow an extra head or something, I put it in my DT. There is more to this story, but that’s the short version.
I realize that some people pro-actively treat all incoming fish regardless of if they are showing signs of disease. Specifically, they treat with copper and prazipro.
I had been reluctant to treat with copper pro-actively without seeing any signs of disease in part because I hated copper test kits and I didn’t trust my ability to do it well as a result. However, now that I discovered the CHEMetrics test kit, I’m way more comfortable with copper treatment.
That said, there are a lot of folks that seem to think that copper does damage to the fish’s internal organs. So, treating it pro-actively has a downside.
Prazipro seems pretty harmless, so I don’t think it’s bad just to throw it in there.
What are opinions of folks here? Pro-actively treat with copper to avoid an Ich surprise or just monitor and see? Keep in mind I don’t think I have a great “eye” for fish diseases. So, I think it’s entirely possible a fish could get sick and I wouldn’t notice. Does that change the equation?
I realize there is no “right” answer, but I value you folks opinion.
Until recently, my QT process was really more of an “observation” tank than anything else, In other words, I put a new fish in there and if it doesn’t grow an extra head or something, I put it in my DT. There is more to this story, but that’s the short version.
I realize that some people pro-actively treat all incoming fish regardless of if they are showing signs of disease. Specifically, they treat with copper and prazipro.
I had been reluctant to treat with copper pro-actively without seeing any signs of disease in part because I hated copper test kits and I didn’t trust my ability to do it well as a result. However, now that I discovered the CHEMetrics test kit, I’m way more comfortable with copper treatment.
That said, there are a lot of folks that seem to think that copper does damage to the fish’s internal organs. So, treating it pro-actively has a downside.
Prazipro seems pretty harmless, so I don’t think it’s bad just to throw it in there.
What are opinions of folks here? Pro-actively treat with copper to avoid an Ich surprise or just monitor and see? Keep in mind I don’t think I have a great “eye” for fish diseases. So, I think it’s entirely possible a fish could get sick and I wouldn’t notice. Does that change the equation?
I realize there is no “right” answer, but I value you folks opinion.