I’m a new member. I hope I am posting this correctly.
I have two mature clownfish that started having small black dots. Upon further research and reading thru many r2r posts I believe they have/had black ick.
I was able to catch both and did a fresh water dip followed by a prazipro treatment in QT. After first treatment it seems they have MORE black dots. After first week I did a second prazipro treatment but they still have the dots after second week.
somewhere on the internet I read that dying “black ick worms” can also leave black dots, but I can’t find that post now. Has anyone else experienced this? Is there a chance the new dots are dead worms? Or most likely new worms?
I purchased formaldehyde but not too sure if it’s the right stuff. I attached a photo of the fish and the formaldehyde. A formalin dip seems to be the only “almost for sure” cure. I was hoping to avoid the formaldehyde but Should I be thinking of a formalin dip? Followed by qt until dots are gone?
regarding the dots: how long do they generally take to go away/ heal?
last question: no other fish in DT have the dots or show any signs of black ick or anything for that matter. Will I need to take out all fish for 60+ days to rid DT like regular ick? There are some that say only the fish showing signs need removed and qt and some say ALL fish need removed and qt for long enough for black ick to go thru it’s life cycle and die from no hosts available. Any advise would be greatly appreciated.
I have two mature clownfish that started having small black dots. Upon further research and reading thru many r2r posts I believe they have/had black ick.
I was able to catch both and did a fresh water dip followed by a prazipro treatment in QT. After first treatment it seems they have MORE black dots. After first week I did a second prazipro treatment but they still have the dots after second week.
somewhere on the internet I read that dying “black ick worms” can also leave black dots, but I can’t find that post now. Has anyone else experienced this? Is there a chance the new dots are dead worms? Or most likely new worms?
I purchased formaldehyde but not too sure if it’s the right stuff. I attached a photo of the fish and the formaldehyde. A formalin dip seems to be the only “almost for sure” cure. I was hoping to avoid the formaldehyde but Should I be thinking of a formalin dip? Followed by qt until dots are gone?
regarding the dots: how long do they generally take to go away/ heal?
last question: no other fish in DT have the dots or show any signs of black ick or anything for that matter. Will I need to take out all fish for 60+ days to rid DT like regular ick? There are some that say only the fish showing signs need removed and qt and some say ALL fish need removed and qt for long enough for black ick to go thru it’s life cycle and die from no hosts available. Any advise would be greatly appreciated.
