greenex/hex-a-mit

[Dyncaus]

ok, well it has been about two weeks now since i treated my main tank with the hex-a-mit. all the snails i have are still alive, my peppermint shrimp is still alive as well. i have also noticed a lot of pods on the glass. is it safe to assume that the treatment didn't do any harm to my system as far as introducing anything. also, on another note, my clowns died shortly after trying to treat the qt tank with the hex-a-mit. i am wondering how to go about with buying new fish. such as, how long should i keep them there, should i dose copper even if the fish look fine, how do i keep the qt tank parameters in check, etc. thanks in advance

Instar: I have gotten all my fish from Texas Tropical.

[Richard]

I would not treat fish unless you have a reason to, copper suppresses the fishes immune system so it is better not to use it unless you have to. Also, contrary to popular myth copper does not cure everything. I would keep the salinity in your QT tank very low around 1.012. A salinity of 1.009 - 1.010 will kill off most strains of cryptocaryon but you want to use a refractometer if you go that low.