the420buzz
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EDIT: Meant to put this in the Tropical Fish Emergency area, so if a mod could move it, that'd be great. 
Well, I hate to say it but it seems that my 5 baby jaguars have came down with ick. Now, I've got a pretty much full bottle of Cupramine, as seen in this picture:
I bought it a while ago when I had my first case of ick, and it seemed to work despite unfortunatly losing the two juvy oscars I had. However, dosing it was a confusing experience for me, and I fear I might of misdosed, so to be safe this time, I'm going to come to you guys and hope you can help.
First question; is Cupamine safe to use with my spiny eel, or weather/dojo loaches? The three of them are not showing any signs of ick, so if Cupramine would harm them, I could move them into my 125 temporarily until the treatments over.
Second question; I have a 60 gallon tank (measures 36Lx18Wx21H), and freshwater. Now the instructions on the bottle of Cupramine say;
"Remove all invertebrates. Turn off UV sterilizer; remove chemical filtration. Use 1mL (top mark of enclosed dispenser) per 40L the first day, wait 48 hours, then repeat for a total dose of 0.5mg/L (in freshwater use half dose). Leave at this concentration for 14 days. Do not redose without testing (MultiTest Copper). Do not use in conjunction with any other medication. Although most fish tolerate Cupramine to a dosage of 0.8mg/L, it is not advisable to exceed 0.6mg/L copper. Remove with carbon or CupriSorb."
Now, I'm not the best with mL and mg/L, so could anyone tell me how much I will need to put in for a my 60gallon? (dimensions listed above.) And if anyone else has any advice on how to deal with this, feel free to comment.
Well, I hate to say it but it seems that my 5 baby jaguars have came down with ick. Now, I've got a pretty much full bottle of Cupramine, as seen in this picture:
I bought it a while ago when I had my first case of ick, and it seemed to work despite unfortunatly losing the two juvy oscars I had. However, dosing it was a confusing experience for me, and I fear I might of misdosed, so to be safe this time, I'm going to come to you guys and hope you can help.
First question; is Cupamine safe to use with my spiny eel, or weather/dojo loaches? The three of them are not showing any signs of ick, so if Cupramine would harm them, I could move them into my 125 temporarily until the treatments over.
Second question; I have a 60 gallon tank (measures 36Lx18Wx21H), and freshwater. Now the instructions on the bottle of Cupramine say;
"Remove all invertebrates. Turn off UV sterilizer; remove chemical filtration. Use 1mL (top mark of enclosed dispenser) per 40L the first day, wait 48 hours, then repeat for a total dose of 0.5mg/L (in freshwater use half dose). Leave at this concentration for 14 days. Do not redose without testing (MultiTest Copper). Do not use in conjunction with any other medication. Although most fish tolerate Cupramine to a dosage of 0.8mg/L, it is not advisable to exceed 0.6mg/L copper. Remove with carbon or CupriSorb."
Now, I'm not the best with mL and mg/L, so could anyone tell me how much I will need to put in for a my 60gallon? (dimensions listed above.) And if anyone else has any advice on how to deal with this, feel free to comment.
