I have had my aquarium for a little over a year now and am at my wits end. I have lost dozens of fish to what appears to be ich. Every single 'fancy' fish I've bought has somehow ended up with ich and died- the only fish I've been able to keep alive are 3 damsels and a sixline wrasse. It's now been about 4 months since the others passed, and I decided to get something new- a longnose butterfly. He has been in my tank less than a week and already has this stupid ich all over his fins. I've decided if I ever want to have anything other than damsels I will have to dose copper. I can live without inverts and corals, but my question is this: being that copper is so 'final', are there any other drawbacks that I'm not thinking of? My ultimate goal is to maybe have 2-3 butterflies along with the damsels and I'll be completely satisfied.
My tank is 60 gal, I have 60 lbs live rock and a dsb. Only test that's off is nitrates, they're at about 20-30 ppm as I have no sump skimmer, just a canister filter
Any input whatsoever is greatly appreciated!
My tank is 60 gal, I have 60 lbs live rock and a dsb. Only test that's off is nitrates, they're at about 20-30 ppm as I have no sump skimmer, just a canister filter
Any input whatsoever is greatly appreciated!