Does my clown have ich/velvet?

[gospel_sod]

Does my clown have ich/velvet? Do I need to set up a QT tank?

 

[gospel_sod]

Sorry here's the video.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Sorry here's the video.

This is classic ich and you will need to place fish in Quarantine tank and treat with Coppersafe or Copper Power at therapeutic level 2.25 for a FULL 30 days (do not interrupt this 30 day period) monitored with a Hanna Brand copper test kit- No API brand. Also monitor Ammonia levels while in quarantine with a reliable test kit and add aeration during treatment using an air stone. All other fish in with it should also be removed as they have also been exposed to the parasites and placed in quarantine tank.
The display tank will have to be kept fishless (FALLOW) for 6-8 weeks to assure the existing parasites go through their life cycle without a host fish and die off.
A quarantine tank can be as simple as a tank from a second hand store, a Rubbermaid type tub or a starter kit from Walmart which most of the needed essentials.

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

Sorry here's the video.

Yes - I agree that this is marine ich. Just to add - you cannot use copper if there are any invertebrates present, and you won't be able to return the treated fish back to the infected tank for 60 days or they might become reinfected.