Quarantine question

[reefr]

Just bought a 2" blue regal tang or blue hippo, I heard they are very prong to ick the LFS just got this fish so how long should I have this fish in a quarantine tank? and with copper or without?
Thanks in advance

[Loverotties]

I would say a week to ten days with copper.But even doing this when there in the tank they can get stress easy any time.Which ick can come and go.So I would also add the garlic guard to his/her food all the time to help prevent it.

[reefr]

thanks loverotties, right now I'm acclimating the fish to my tanks water and temperature and also the same water that's in the quarantine tank so should i just aad the reccommended dose of copper to the QTank and the add the fish/ or should i acclimate the fish to the treated water?
Thanks again

[Tasher80]

If your fish is going into your QT tank always acclimate it to that tanks water.

[Loverotties]

Yes always acclimate.Also if the QT is kinda new watch the ammonia levels, as some time a not so astablash(spelling?) tank,the bacteria can crash with copper.