Ich or marine velvet? Purple tang

[ScubaZ]

My new purple tang seemed to be looking healthy for the first few days and is now starting to worry me. White spots/dots are all over his body and fins. Is this ich or marine velvet? Or somthing else? Any help is much appreciated. Thanks

 

[Qasimja]

i believe thats ich

 

[MERKEY]

Looks like ich....if it turns to a fine coating and the spots get more than you can count...it is velvet.

To treat you can use copper or TTM.

Your tank will have to go fallow (fishless) for 72 days.

You will need a Hospital tank and a QT.

Or you can let the fish fight it off and deal with ich with management.

 

[ReefRondo]

Hard to tell but my bet is on Whitespot (Ich)

 

[Big G]

Large white spots and you can count them usually = Ich. Small and so many you can't count = velvet.

 

[ScubaZ]

Looks like ich....if it turns to a fine coating and the spots get more than you can count...it is velvet.

To treat you can use copper or TTM.

Your tank will have to go fallow (fishless) for 72 days.

You will need a Hospital tank and a QT.

Or you can let the fish fight it off and deal with ich with management.

thanks, if I take water from my main tank and start a hospital tank will a deadly cycle happen in the hospital tank?

 

[crawling junk]

thanks, if I take water from my main tank and start a hospital tank will a deadly cycle happen in the hospital tank?

You might transfer the parasite but copper will kill it anyhow,so go for it

 

[ScubaZ]

You might transfer the parasite but copper will kill it anyhow,so go for it

Thanks would you say it’s better to use existing water from my main tank or use fresh saltwater in the hospital tank and use bacteria in a bottle?

 

[LAReefer4Life]

Thanks would you say it’s better to use existing water from my main tank or use fresh saltwater in the hospital tank and use bacteria in a bottle?

Better to use new water so you're transferring into sterile environment. Add bottle of nitrifying bacteria and ammonia alert badge. Also have a large batch of fresh saltwater on hand in case of ammonia spike.

 

[LAReefer4Life]

BTW looks like ich not velvet which is good. Increase copper over 2-3 days to therapeutic levels. Make sure you have a good test kit. Hanna checkers are the only way to go in my opinion. Other test kits results are on color scale which is hard to depict.

 

[lolmatt]

IMO tank transfer method is a much easier way to treat ich. Read the post from humblefish and follow to a T, and he will be ich free in 12 days.
However, whatever tank he's in right now has ich in it. You'll have to leave that tank fish-free for 76? days, to live out the parasite's lifecycle.

 

[MERKEY]

Thanks would you say it’s better to use existing water from my main tank or use fresh saltwater in the hospital tank and use bacteria in a bottle?

It is better to start with new.

However I have been in your situation and did use my DT water as I was nervous of the same thing as you.

To be honest I have switched over to TTM if I am only concerned of ich and flukes.

To me TTM is easier on the fish and I dont have to worry about them not eating because of the copper.

 

[LAReefer4Life]

IMO tank transfer method is a much easier way to treat ich. Read the post from humblefish and follow to a T, and he will be ich free in 12 days.
However, whatever tank he's in right now has ich in it. You'll have to leave that tank fish-free for 76? days, to live out the parasite's lifecycle.

+1 TTM is also effective method if done right.

 

[MERKEY]

+1 TTM is also effective method if done right.

Especially with picky eaters or fish like wrasses or manderins. TTM has really opened my eyes to how I Quarentine.

 

[ScubaZ]

Looks like ich....if it turns to a fine coating and the spots get more than you can count...it is velvet.

To treat you can use copper or TTM.

Your tank will have to go fallow (fishless) for 72 days.

You will need a Hospital tank and a QT.

Or you can let the fish fight it off and deal with ich with management.
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Looks like ich....if it turns to a fine coating and the spots get more than you can count...it is velvet.

To treat you can use copper or TTM.

Your tank will have to go fallow (fishless) for 72 days.

You will need a Hospital tank and a QT.

Or you can let the fish fight it off and deal with ich with management.

just a day later and the purple tang is completely spot free? Does the ich Parasite fall of the fish that quicky? Here’s a photo of him a day later. Working on getting a qt tank so I can start the fish less 72 day period.

 

[MERKEY]

just a day later and the purple tang is completely spot free? Does the ich Parasite fall of the fish that quicky? Here’s a photo of him a day later. Working on getting a qt tank so I can start the fish less 72 day period.

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Yes depending on temp and tank parameters that is the cycle of ich.

The fish also gains a sort of immunity to ich which is why some live and manage it.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Realizing this ich (which it is), How is fish doing 72 hours later ?

 

[Big G]

Sounds like you have a decision to make:

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[ScubaZ]

Realizing this ich (which it is), How is fish doing 72 hours later ?

The fish is doing just fine no Visual signs of parasites, swimming around and eating well.

 

[vetteguy53081]

The fish is doing just fine no Visual signs of parasites, swimming around and eating well.

Great to hear !!! Make sure it gets liquid vitamins such as SELCON and also garlic with feedings a couple days a week.
Foods-
LRS Herbivore diet
Mysis
Plankton
Formula 2 frozen and flake
Spirulina brine shrimp
Seaweed laced with garlic extract