Hey guys, I’m starting to notice a bunch of little white spots on my captive bred yellow tang, I didn’t know that captive bred tangs were susceptible to ich as much as wild ones. Any ideas on how to treat it without removing the fish and QT?
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Hey guys, I’m starting to notice a bunch of little white spots on my captive bred yellow tang, I didn’t know that captive bred tangs were susceptible to ich as much as wild ones. Any ideas on how to treat it without removing the fish and QT?
I’m pretty positive, just little tiny white dots all over him I can try and get a pictureWelcome to Reef2Reef!
Captive born yellow tangs can develop ich as easily as any yellow tang, it's just that if you get them directly from Biota, they are less likely to be harboring this parasite. If the fish first goes through a dealer's tanks, it is exposed just like any other fish.
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Jay
I’m pretty positive, just little tiny white dots all over him I can try and get a picture
Please post pics under white lighting to confirm and further assess what you have
All fish are susceptible to disease. Husbandry,diet and water quality management help reduce chances but not necessarily prevent such
Please post pics under white lighting to confirm and further assess what you have
All fish are susceptible to disease. Husbandry,diet and water quality management help reduce chances but not necessarily prevent such
All other fish look as happy as can be and no white spots. I understand copper might be the only other choice but I don’t have any access to a QT tank at all. I also don’t have any corals but some snails and hermit crabs only. Could anything work with what I have in the tank treatment wise.White lighting would help, but seeing spots on the fins (and not just the body) is a pretty clear symptom of ich. Can you see spots on any other fish?
Coppersafe, in a treatment tank is going to be your best course of action, although you could possibly use hyposalinity.
Jay
All other fish look as happy as can be and no white spots. I understand copper might be the only other choice but I don’t have any access to a QT tank at all. I also don’t have any corals but some snails and hermit crabs only. Could anything work with what I have in the tank treatment wise.
You really need to use peroxide test strips if you want to dose that in DT. The amount of reactive peroxide is dependent on the level of organics in the tank - a dose that works in one tank could be deadly in another. The first thing to go will be shrimp, then snails, then fish. Corals seem to tolerate high peroxides better.Humblefish has a post on treating with hydrogen peroxide. I used it once in a Red Sea 350 with Green Star Polyps. The affected fish recovered. Not sure if it kills ich, but helps to raise the oxygen level so they don’t suffocate. You might give it a try.