Help! Blue hippo tang turning white

[A.M]

As some of you guys know I had a ich outbreak from an Achilles tang I bought. Earlier today I moved my blue hippo tang into a hospital tank that I transfered water from my main tank and I dosed copper. He was fine all day and now I went to look at it he looks pale/white and is in a corner. Should I move him back into my main tank?

I need some help, because I just moved my purple tang in there too.

Hospital tank is 60 gallon 48"wide and about 18" deep

[A.M]

Never mind, I just went to look at him after I put my purple tang in and he's fine playing around with the purple tang.

[CMD2213]

Just be careful with dosing that cupramine follow up with proper water changes and feed them if eating always a good sign

[sdnd]

just remember to keep feeding heavily so hopefully they eventually fight it off and build resistance to it...good luck man!

[A.M]

Thanks guys, alright finally the four that I have left I have in the hospital tank. Only my blue hippo and my purple have it, but I have all 4 of my fishes in there. I had sold everything else except my blonde naso (my favorite) and my hippo purple and one clown were at my friends ginnueguys house. So when I brought them in they were clean, but my tank is infected, so they caught it.

Anyways long story short all 4 are in the qt tank, they are eating fine and moving around great. I will be doing 20% weekly water changes, and just feeding well.

Now I need more fish! Lol. They will be in the qt system as well

[A.M]

Oh also just curious in my qt tank, all I'm running is a bag of carbon and a good flow from the back overflow and Powerhead. Do I need anything else? I have bio balls tbat i can put or even a skimmer?

[borg]

Im a newbie so take it for whats its worth, but I did read alot about QT's. I have 4-5 of them running now. LOL.

Anyway, I thought I read somewhere that you shouldnt run carbon while treating with copper since carbon would remove copper. I guess if youre testing your copper levels and its right, then it doesnt matter.

[CMD2213]

Remove the carbon as it is pretty much absorbing the cupramine
And make sure you only dose cupramine in the tank some mixtures of meds can turn into a poison basically.

[A.M]

Ok perfect I'll take out the carbon today. Should I run anything for filteration?

[CMD2213]

No only things that would be ok to run is powerheads,heater (if needed lol) something to keep aeration good and if you are running a skimmer on it that's fine but not needed lights during qt are not required if 6ou o you can run them dim

[A.M]

What about bioballs? Should those by fine to run in it while dosing cupramine? The tanks filteration is in the back. There are two open spots for bio balls that I can put in there.

[borg]

From my research (not experience), I dont think bioballs will affect it since they dont absorb copper.

I think the key is that you test your copper levels and to make sure copper stays at the desired level for 2 weeks. Then slowly bring it down to 0 after that.
I read this at ReefCentral. I can find the link for you later.

Someone correct me if Im wrong though.

[A.M]

Got it. Thanks bud!