Using Cupramine in QT on a Juvenile Angel

[dkanka]

I have had a Juvenile 2" Crysurus Angelfish that I received from Live Aquaria just over 2 weeks ago. He is going through his second week of Prazirpro. He is eating spirulina enriched brine and PE atm, and was eating flake food until I started the second treatment of Prazipro.

My tank is currently fallow and I would like to keep ich out of the tank. I am thinking of treating Cupramine on the Angel, but am weary to do so with the sensitivity of Angels to copper and it being a Juvenile.

Does anyone have experience doing this? If I do I plan on slowly raising the copper until I reach .35 over a week or so. Is this safe, or should I try a different approach?

 

[HumbleFish]

If I do I plan on slowly raising the copper until I reach .35 over a week or so. Is this safe, or should I try a different approach?

This is the best approach when using copper on angels. Monitor closely for signs of intolerance; they will usually stop eating first before anything fatal happens.

Any alternative (and chemical-less) method would be to use TT. Look here.

 

[Mrscribbled]

Just a heads up, every Chrysurus angle less than 5 inches I've ran through cupramine developed HLLE. Over 5 inches they handle it well, I'd suggest TT being only one small fish.


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[dkanka]

Thanks for the heads up. I only have the one QT tank, but I may have to get what I need for TT.

 

[humaguy]

go very slow with the cupramine...many angels do not tolerate it well...while this is def true of centropyge angels I also ramp up the dosage very slowly with any angel especially babies...

 

[Dmorty217]

I used it on my juv emperor and she stopped eating entirely after eatin like a pig and developed Lympho. I took her out of the copper and she slowly started eating again and and after a month the Lympho went away. Be careful using it and go slow!! Make sure you have a seachem copper test kit, other copper test kits won't read cupramine

 

[dkanka]

I have both a Seachem and a Salifert test kit. I purchased the Salifert after using the Seachem and getting frustrated. Dipping a piece of plastic into a small container of powder then knocking off the powder until only a light dusting remained is way more complex than adding 5 drops to your water and imo easier to mess up.