Vervo Posted October 9, 2010 Report Share Posted October 9, 2010 has any one use Seachem Cupramine before? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted October 9, 2010 Report Share Posted October 9, 2010 Why would you want to dose with copper unless you want to kill snails? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted October 9, 2010 Report Share Posted October 9, 2010 With all that we have in the way of FW treatments, it is usually used for SW fish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted October 9, 2010 Report Share Posted October 9, 2010 With all that we have in the way of FW treatments, it is usually used for SW fish. Really? Copper is generally even more dangerous in sw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted October 9, 2010 Report Share Posted October 9, 2010 yes i have used it in SW before, it needs to be used in conjunction with a copper test kit sometimes the cure can be as bad as the parasite you are treating prolonged or incorrect treatment will damage your fish it is lethal to corals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted October 9, 2010 Report Share Posted October 9, 2010 Really? Copper is generally even more dangerous in sw. Yes really. It works brilliantly in SW tanks. google it if you see the need. you have to get rid of inverts first though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted October 9, 2010 Report Share Posted October 9, 2010 Copper has been used to treat parasites in fresh water tanks since great grandad figured out how to keep fish. Mostly use chelated copper sulphate these days but in the good old days a penny or copper shavings were added until the snails crawled out of the water. Copper is toxic and deadly to some fish but is an ideal cure for velvet when other chemicals fail. Like many treatments it causes temporary sterility. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suphew Posted October 9, 2010 Report Share Posted October 9, 2010 Yes really. It works brilliantly in SW tanks. google it if you see the need. you have to get rid of inverts first though. To use copper treatments in a SW tank you need to move the fish into a bare hospital tank, with some plastic pipes for cover. Any coral rock will absorb the treatment and never be any use in a marine tank again. The problem is if your trying to treat white spot velvet etc, treating the fish is only a small part of the battle because the parasite will still be in your display tank. The only way to get rid of it is to take the fish out for 6-8 weeks so the parasites have no hosts. Usually the stress of keeping a display tanks worth of marine fish in a small bare hospital tank is more likely to kill them than what ever it was you were trying to cure. Google will also tell you, UV, cleaner shrimps, and garlic will all cure marine white spot. Although some of these may help with symptoms none will cure white spot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vervo Posted October 13, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2010 sorry for the late reply, want to treate for fresh water parasite and snails. I've learn about the use of copper at stage 1 chemistry, really interested in it when I have money to get one... got neon tetra diseases, theres no fishes die for that now, but hopefully kills the most of the parasites and snail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted October 13, 2010 Report Share Posted October 13, 2010 Copper will not kill neon tetra disease. To the best of my knowledge it is not curable but can be held back with formaldehyde. Are you sure that is the problem? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vervo Posted October 14, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 14, 2010 yeh, I have look up online, pretty certain about it. :roll: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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