Secondary Infections that come with Ich

[keithhays]

I must have treated at least 50 ich-infested fish with Cupramine, including puffers, and it has never failed once.

Tell me where you buy your fish so that I can avoid them.:eek2:
jk..have you used any of their other medications?

 

[MrTuskfish]

I must have treated at least 50 ich-infested fish with Cupramine, including puffers, and it has never failed once.

Me too.

 

[MrTuskfish]

I can't answer for sandwi54; but I just seconded his post. I've been keeping SW fish for 35+ years. For over 20 years, I've had at least 1000 gal. of DTs. Lost them to Katrina, moved, and restocked. That is a hell of a lot of fish. For 11 years, I treated ich-infested fish for a little lfs. I sort of mis-read sandwi54 post ; but I still have treated at least 50 fish with ich symptoms using Cupramine. I Prophylacticly treat all new fish with Cupramine as part of a normal (for me) QT regimen. I haven't seen ich in any of my DTs in many, many years. I buy all of my fish from a couple of online dealers; best fish on the planet, IMO. Any fish, from any source can carry ich. Yes, I've tried other methods. I think there are a couple that work; tank-transfer, and probably CP. If Cupramine doesn't work, I think 99% of the time its due to a preventable error.

 

[MrTuskfish]

I did see that on the site that sells this particular product that you should not follow the instructions on the container for treating ich.

Yeah, I got the instructions from another RC member. I heard that SeaChem is changing their Cupramine labeling too. IMO, the dosage on the bottle is too high and brought to that level too quickly.

Just some drivel that broadly fits the thread: I think a lot of velvet is being mis-diagnosed as ich. Ich shows up far too often, and velvet not nearly often enough. Especially when quick deaths are involved.