Ich, somequestions

[shelk]

Sadly, my fish got ich, i have set up a quarentine tank where i will perform copper treatment starting tomorrow as per instructions of the treatment

1st question is, what shold be the salinity on the hospital tank

2nd how long does the display tank should remain fish free to be sure i can reintroduce the fishes

3rd i had ordered, before the ich outbreak, 6 clownfishes, and those will arrive either tomorrow or the day after, should i add them to the hospital tank, and treat them as well while i'm at it, making a treatment/quarentine all in one?


thanks in advance

 

[alprazo]

Salinity 1.012 - 1.025 if using copper

Fishless display tank for 60-90 days. The longer the better.

Put clownfish with tang.

 

[snorvich]

Six clownfish???? I agree with Alprazo

 

[julie180]

What I have read says you should leave your tank fishless for 72 days.

 

[snorvich]

What I have read says you should leave your tank fishless for 72 days.

Correct.

 

[shelk]

Should i aerate the hospital tank during the copper treatment?

 

[alprazo]

Oxygen saturation is always important. That said, copper sulfate should not alter your O2 sats. Sick fish with gill edema benefit from supersaturated oxygen levels that can be obtained with supplemental oxygen. Search for my post called "salvage protocol"