Dark spots after qt with cupramine

[Zigaz]

Blue tang had ick which i treated with cupramine for about 20 days all spot free after about 5 days of no copper i have noticed black spots appearing around her face mostly and is scratching she also has 1 white spots appearing around on her body what could it be and how do i treat please thank you i have other fish in qt they seem totally healthy

 

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[fishywishy]

You need to do copper for 30 days, you stopped it too soon and it’s probably getting ich again.

 

[Zigaz]

You need to do copper for 30 days, you stopped it too soon and it’s probably getting ich again.

I dont think so cupramine dosage is 12 days i did at least 20

 

[vetteguy53081]

Blue tang had ick which i treated with cupramine for about 20 days all spot free after about 5 days of no copper i have noticed black spots appearing around her face mostly and is scratching she also has 1 white spots appearing around on her body what could it be and how do i treat please thank you i have other fish in qt they seem totally healthy

This type of fish is subject to skin irritations. What level of cupramine were you using and how were you testing that level?
The tank after treatment- was this new seawater used and did you use RODI water to mix it or tap water from the faucet?

 

[vetteguy53081]

I dont think so cupramine dosage is 12 days i did at least 20

thirty days at .45 is recommended but premature time period will likely not have caused this as these are Not ich spots

 

[Zigaz]

This type of fish is subject to skin irritations. What level of cupramine were you using and how were you testing that level?
The tank after treatment- was this new seawater used and did you use RODI water to mix it or tap water from the faucet?

Used rodi with just above 0.50 tested with hanna copper checker

 

[vetteguy53081]

Used rodi with just above 0.50 tested with hanna copper checker

.5 is the max and I recommend .45 and mentioning skin irritation, this may be a contributor. Do NOT go over with cupramine and its an ionic version of copper and more potent

 

[Zigaz]

.5 is the max and I recommend .45 and mentioning skin irritation, this may be a contributor. Do NOT go over with cupramine and its an ionic version of copper and more potent

Thanks, will it heal or should i treat it with anything? Am i safe to put in my dt?

 

[Jay Hemdal]

Blue tang had ick which i treated with cupramine for about 20 days all spot free after about 5 days of no copper i have noticed black spots appearing around her face mostly and is scratching she also has 1 white spots appearing around on her body what could it be and how do i treat please thank you i have other fish in qt they seem totally healthy

I don't see ich on the fish - but it might have it, and it just isn't showing in the pictures. The black spots around the face are pores that could be developing into Head and Lateral Line Erosion, although all blue tangs have these, and they just get larger with HLLE.

Did you treat for flukes? Scratching is more often a symptom of those......

 

[Jay Hemdal]

I dont think so cupramine dosage is 12 days i did at least 20

Cupramine should be dosed for at least 14 days, I prefer 21. The issue is this - Cupramine is an ionic copper and fish are more sensitive to it than for amine-chelated copper products. Trouble is, no copper products kill the resting tomonts of ich. That means that if you do a shorter run with Cupramine, there is more of a chance of some tomonts getting through than if you run coppersafe for 30 days.

 

[Zigaz]

I don't see ich on the fish - but it might have it, and it just isn't showing in the pictures. The black spots around the face are pores that could be developing into Head and Lateral Line Erosion, although all blue tangs have these, and they just get larger with HLLE.

Did you treat for flukes? Scratching is more often a symptom of those......

How do i treat with flukes thanks

 

[vetteguy53081]

How do i treat with flukes thanks

If flukes..... PraziPro.
With Prazi, to be safe , dose at 85% of recommended and apply initial dosage known as an interval for 8 days, do a water change and do one more 8 day dose interval
Use airstone with prazi as it does reduce both oxygen and appetite. If running a skimmer, leave cup off first 24 hrs as skimmer will go nuts from the glycol solution in Prazi