Pennies to prevent/control ICH

FX · Joined: 16 Aug 2007 Posts: 1

Hi,

I was wondering if putting pennies in my 10 gallon tank will control or kill
the ich? If so, I am from Canada, what penny year is recommended?

-Don

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Zipperhead · Joined: 16 Aug 2007 Posts: 2

In article , fx@fx.com says...
>
>Hi,
>
>I was wondering if putting pennies in my 10 gallon tank will control or
kill
>the ich? If so, I am from Canada, what penny year is recommended?
>
>-Don
>

Don..Take your pennies to your LFS and buy some ick medication.

Iain Miller · Joined: 16 Aug 2007 Posts: 95

> I was wondering if putting pennies in my 10 gallon tank will control or
kill
> the ich? If so, I am from Canada, what penny year is recommended?
>

Copper is an absolute killer - don't do it.

Jim Esler · Joined: 16 Aug 2007 Posts: 3

Iain Miller wrote:
>
> > I was wondering if putting pennies in my 10 gallon tank will control or
> kill
> > the ich? If so, I am from Canada, what penny year is recommended?
> >
>
> Copper is an absolute killer - don't do it.

Years ago I had a leech in the tank. The recommended treatment contained
a copper compound. Invertebrates are much more sensitive to copper than
are fish. It killed the leech, and the fish were fine and much better
off without that tankmate. I would not recommend using pennies, though.
--
Jim Esler

Frankrkay · Joined: 16 Aug 2007 Posts: 198

"FX" fx@fx.com wrote;

>I was wondering if putting pennies in my 10 gallon tank will control or kill
>the ich? If so, I am from Canada, what penny year is recommended?

Copper remains within the fishs tissue for a long time - accumulating untill
toxic levels. It wil however, kill skin and gill ciliates. One of those copper
pot scrubbers hung in front of your filters outlet works a lot faster than a
handfull of pennies - eather one, you would have to watch the levels of
non-chelated copper........
Salt used as a tonic (one tablespoon per 5 gals.) would do a better job!!!
...... Frank

Michalkun · Joined: 16 Aug 2007 Posts: 14

"Iain Miller" wrote in $Ai3.184@newsfep4-
winn.server.ntli.net:

>> I was wondering if putting pennies in my 10 gallon tank will control or
> kill
>> the ich? If so, I am from Canada, what penny year is recommended?
>>
>
> Copper is an absolute killer - don't do it.

Especially if you have snails.