QT concern

Neebles

Neebles

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I set up a QT tank for a couple of fish that I believe caught Ich. 3 fish are in a 20g L tank. A foxface, a yellow clown goby and a sharknose goby. I have been treating with cupramine. The Sharknose and YCG are doing fine. They never exhibited symptoms of ich but I want to treat anyway. The foxface on the other hand is incredibly stressed out. He isn't eating, he has his stress camo on, and is hiding as best as possible. The qt tank is in my basement fish room. No one goes in there except for me, so it's nice and quiet. It gets some ambient light from my display tank, but is overall pretty dim. I would have to turn on an overhead light to work in there. I have an ammonia badge set up to monitor that, and change the water every couple of days. The tank itself has 2 sponge filters and an ac70 (sponge only) for water movement and aeration.

At this point I don't know if the foxface is going to make it. I don't think the level of stress he is under is going to allow him to any better. Honestly I expect to go down there and check on him and see him dead. It's not like I'm down there poking at him or even peering at him all day. I check the tank a couple of times a day by poking my head in the doorway and staying as far away as I can.

Anything I can/should do? Should I cut the cupramine and try hypo? What would be a good course of action? Does anyone have a larger qt set up that wants to give it a shot? At this point I would be willing to give him away if there is a chance that someone else can make him better. I can only do what I can do and just feel frustrated at the whole situation.
 
I understand your frustration... Unfortunately I can only share that I have NOT had good experience treating established cases of Ich with hypo so I think you're doing the best you can, considering your resources. Are you testing copper level? If no, how are you monitoring the level post water change?
 
Happy to report the foxface is looking much better after a week of cupramine and prazi...he still puts on the camo when I'm messing with the tank, but I'm able to observe him with normal colors, no spots, swimming around the tank and eating!! Hopefully after another week of meds he will be off to his new home.
 
Copper is hard on the fish, I avoid all chemicals and do hypo salinity treatment


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