medication

[superjalami30]

Here's the story

I treated a tank full of minnows, chubs, the kind you get from a bait store for fishing, with coppersafe.

The minnows, were leftovers from a fishing trip, I didnt want to throw mine in the fire like everyone else did (never release minnows for fishing into the lake at the end of a trip) so I took them home and put 'em in a tank intending to use them as feed for my african clawed frog and my electric blue crayfish.

The problem:

Coppersafe is harmful to frogs and crayfish, but is it when it may be in the bloodstream and or fleah of a food item?

If so, is there something I can do?

Or should I simply forget about it and dipose of the minnows properly.

 

[WILDER]

Dispose of the minnows properly, as if you add them to the main tank they could be fetching all sorts of things into the tank, like parasites and desease.

 

[superjalami30]

HAHA.
Thats why I medicated them with coppersafe in the first place.

To kill off any parasites and or desease.

The minnows look to be in excellent health actually.

Anyways, I may still dispose them, but that still doesnt answer my "original" question.

Does coppersafe enter the bloodstream and/or flesh of the fish making it dangerous to eat for other animals?
Maybe I should call the manufactuer to get a clear answer.

 

[WILDER]

When you have used antibiotics on fish you should wait a while before you let them breed to get rid of the antibiotics out of there system, i wouldn't feed the fish to the fish for a least two weeks to be sure the med is out of there system, phone manufacturers that a good idea.

 

[superjalami30]

Yea, thats along the lines of what I was thinking.
But not sure, so I'll call Mardel and ask them.
This will be the second time I've called them about they're product.