PBT White Specs in QT

[sumfunstuff]

Hi family, I have a PBT in QT bought with white tail and a purple tang. 60G with egg crate dividers. in QT for about a week, and these white specs just appeared on the PBT. About to start Copper Power and saw this. I have PraziPro on hand. i’m guessing ich ? What do we think and what suggestions do you have for a newbie to the hobby? Sponge airfilters were in my mature display tank sump for 4 or 5 weeks, but combined with one and only when starting the QT which ran for weeks prior.

 

[Steve Burton]

I've used both Copper Power and Copper Safe, both in combination with Prazipro. I like to make sure they are eating well before beginning meds. If there are no signs of ich I start with Prazipro then slowly bring the copper up to therapeutic levels over several days, the slower the better. If there are signs of ich I leave the Prazipro until after copper, as it can cloud the water and make observation more difficult. Either way I run copper for more than three weeks, and use two rounds of Prazipro. With the ich level in your pics I would start with copper but wouldn't rush the process of slowly bringing the copper level up. I keep a sharp eye on ammonia levels, and once therapeutic copper level is reached, if it drops below the time starts over. Good luck.

 

[sumfunstuff]

I've used both Copper Power and Copper Safe, both in combination with Prazipro. I like to make sure they are eating well before beginning meds. If there are no signs of ich I start with Prazipro then slowly bring the copper up to therapeutic levels over several days, the slower the better. If there are signs of ich I leave the Prazipro until after copper, as it can cloud the water and make observation more difficult. Either way I run copper for more than three weeks, and use two rounds of Prazipro. With the ich level in your pics I would start with copper but wouldn't rush the process of slowly bringing the copper level up. I keep a sharp eye on ammonia levels, and once therapeutic copper level is reached, if it drops below the time starts over. Good luck.

Thanks Steve. Super appreciated. Thank-you for your insights. I’ll run the Copper Power more than 3 weeks, and then run Prazi twice. Was feeling so good until this afternoon.