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LMuha
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I treated some saltwater fish with copper in my 30-gallon quarantine tank.

Now I want to convert it into a home for either some shelldwellers or a juvenile goldfish who's fast outgrowing the 10 he's in.

As I understand it, you can never completely eradicate residual copper from a tank. But that's only a problem if you plan to keep invertebrates in the tank ... right?



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I understand that some fish *may* be sensitive to copper, but I don't remember anything but saltwater species being implicated. I doubt that shellies and goldfish would have a problem with copper, since I know they can be treated with copper-based medications. The remaining levels of copper in your tank are probably very low, so it should be perfectly fine.


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