Blue tang ich

kshitijspencer · Mar 31, 2021

Hey eveyone, so just a little update on the blue tang. Shes eating normal and everything is normal....but since i introduced a new baby maroon clown to the tank...i noticed 2 white spots on the tang....and i thought itll just vanish cause it usually did ...(it rarely ever appeared) . I think it did cause i rearranged the rocks a little cause my other maroon was being mean to the new Maroon. Soo yeah...and after a week i see ...shes covered in ich, shes still the fattest and most aggressive fisb and still is really active for food. And i just have one coral and 2 hermits ....soo my question is that do i just wait for some more time or use cupramine in the display system as i have very little inverts or i tear down the tank and set up a quarantine and catch all my 7 fishes which are 2 maroon clowns , porcupine puffer, powder blue, blue tang, Desjardini sailfin and smoke angel and put them in quarantine

vetteguy53081 · Mar 31, 2021

Although it appears as ich, it could also be brooklynella although regarded as Clown disease can affect other fish.
Do realize it were ich, leaving in the tank with especially a powder blue tang is a risk to others getting infected. For that, a qt tank would be warranted
So is it brooklynella? Let’s get another opinion @Jay Hemdal

kshitijspencer · Apr 1, 2021

vetteguy53081 said:
Although it appears as ich, it could also be brooklynella although regarded as Clown disease can affect other fish.
Do realize it were ich, leaving in the tank with especially a powder blue tang is a risk to others getting infected. For that, a qt tank would be warranted
So is it brooklynella? Let’s get another opinion @Jay Hemdal

Hi there, just an update....the blue tang has lesser white spots today .....i fed her nori and brine shrimp in garlic juice and the normal hikari pellets....shes still as active as ever and no other fish in the tank has any spots on them. Visually she looks better today. But ill be waiting on some advice,