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My 9 month old clownfish appears to have some sort of dust coat. His mated pair (share an anemone) has nothing visible. I did have what I believe to be ich on two tangs, which have fully recovered 1 week ago from diet alterations and herbal medication. A quarantine would be risky since the tank...

So I recently put this PBT through a copper treatment in anticipation of bringing him back to my LFS. I got an Achilles and out of courtesy I didn't want to transmit any unknowns that might be hitching a ride on him. He was looking good and healthy after the treatment, so I brought him in. My...

Well guys which one am I dealing with? No spots on other fish yet but this guys been In the tank a week and looks pretty covered to me. Didn’t see anything on him in observation which is weird. Ich or velvet?

He guys, when it comes to quarantining tangs…I know they’re likely to get ich.. is it good to quarantine them off the bat with copper? Or any other meds? Or wait until you see something. This is a powder blue tang specifically I’m talking about …20 gal long glass bottom quarantine tank. Thanks!

Please help! Around 3 weeks ago we noticed our Royal Gramma was flashing intermittently, but no other behavioural changes. She was sometimes doing the yawning motion, but mostly around dinner time so thought it was territorial. Then 2 weeks ago I noticed small white spots on my black juvenile...

Hello Everyone! My first post on here and it comes with a worrying situation! The tank has been running for 5 years now with minimal issues thanks to all the advice on here! However! I added a large copperband butterfly about 2 months ago as the only new addition and over the last few weeks...

Hi guys, I’m new to this forum. My tank is about 4 months old. I’m new to reefing and I definitely rushed things by adding a lot of fish and coral too quickly. Last week, I noticed one of my fish had a lot of white spots, and the next morning I found it dead. Now, a week later, all of my fish...

My blue tang is whith blue spots on her body, its been 2 weeks or more, shes eating normaly and rubbing her body against the rock. I dont know if its ich or velvet, if was velvet she will probably be dead by now. What should i do? It the only fish affected! I have been giving flakes,algar...

I haven’t had any fish/coral additions to my tank for at least 4-6months now. My fish have been very healthy and eating well, but suddenly noticed these spots/ white cast develop on the body of the clownfish. Any identification would be great so I could determine the treatment ASAP. I have 37%...

Hello all! After many years, seems my time has come... My lil buddy is sick, and by extension, I'm assuming all my fish are sick. Can anyone give me an idea if this is ich or velvet? I'm having troubles, but I think its velvet... I recently moved him (Last Friday) from one of my 50 gallons to...

So I have the Red Sea reefer 525…I have a rabbitfish and a Red Sea sailfin currently. I recently took a blue hippo tang out and quarantined him for mucus cones. The sailfin was fine and all of a sudden yesterday when the lights were off, his color was faded dull looking. Didn’t really look...

Hey guys, I have another thread with a sub par video but I want to post this again to get some better pics up. On both sides of my blue hippo tang he has what looks to be white and black spots but some odd shape and some in the middle almost look like silver skin underneath the blue. Idk if...

Whatsup guys, Not sure if this is the beginnings of ich or mane hes just being nipped at? Or maybe a malnutrition issue I know they’re susceptible to ich so thats why im concerned.

Well just looking for advice royal gramma and clownfish started with small white dust/specs top of body and fins decided to treat thinking either inch or velvet placed in qt yesterday and started with copper power slowly rising only at .50 today fish were eating and colored well yesterday today...

Hello, I've posted similarly before but am still uncertain how to get my fowlr tank definitely cleaned - I have a 55 that has ich in it (anything new added gets ich) but has a hippo tang, maroon clown and snowflake eel that have absolutely no discernible symptoms if ich. They look good, no...

Hello, I have a tank that has been struggling with ich for months, there are fish in it that seem unaffected and are doing fine (hippo, wrasse, clownfish, eel), but other fish have terrible outbreaks. I moved this porcupine to a hospital tank and have been treating him with paraguard. He was...

Hello, i really need help. Please guide me. I set up a 90-gallon aquarium 2 months ago. While setting up the new aquarium, I transferred rocks from my old tank, which I had carefully maintained for about 2 years without losing any fish. I added my bacteria to the new tank, and diatoms formed in...

My clown is now dying. I have been using ich X saltwater and doing water changes daily. At this point am setting up 20 gallon hospital tank. Will use copper power. Please help.

My clownfish (had for 3 months) has developed white spots on his body, the other clownfish (in dt for 1 month) sometimes lays on the sand. All fish in tank, except the full black clownfish pictured were quarantined (observed) (black hood was first fish). Is this ich or something more insidious...

Hi all! On Friday, I noticed that my Moorish Idol had a few white spots that looked like ich. At first, I thought it might be stress-related, but today there are significantly more spots. He’s still eating well and behaving normally, and I haven’t seen any signs of ich on the other fish apart...

So I’ve lost about 10 fish already including 2 tangs, 5 clownfish, algae blenny and an anthias. I have 2 wrasse left, 2 chromis and a goby with no signes All the inverts you can get basically and loads of coral. All permittees are stable and lights are dimmed down, I’ve put the temp up to...

My Kole Tang is about to die. I have attached a video of him. I know it’s over for him but am concerned about the other fish and future fish. I would love figuring out what the issue is. About three weeks ago I broke down my 135g system and moved it to another room. I spread my fish, coral and...

Hi all, Got a tiny blue tang that I have in an observation tank. Haven’t medicated yet. Had him for a week now. 2 days ago marks popped up around his shoulder. Thought it was a scratch but hasn’t gone away. Thoughts? Doesn’t appear to be ich or velvet so maybe flukes? Thinking of treating with...

So a couple of days ago I saw 2 of my fish had ich. I tried fishing them out but was unsuccessful. Now my goby is completely spotless ,my royal gramma is out in the open like normal, and all my other fish look completely normal. I did buy a UV sterilizer but it got delayed until today. Is it...

Hey All, Just starting up a new reef tank, been a bit busy the last few months and just got around to etablishing a new tank in my new house. Excited to get back into it even though my wallet isn't. In the past, I've ran into issues with Ich, and even post QT, I've had it end up in my display...