I will ramp up the ich in my tank, I hope that tang is a real Man tang and not a Sissy Mary tang.
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I will ramp up the ich in my tank, I hope that tang is a real Man tang and not a Sissy Mary tang.
The size of these spots still looks more like velvet to me...Alright,
Looks like everyone is doing alright. The aggressive behavior I was concerned about seems to have dialed down dramatically, although the smallest chromis has half a tail from the brawling.
The amount of cysts on each fish has decreased a noticeable bit, and what is still visible has become smaller, especially on the fins which are almost transparent again. However, as many have pointed out (and I was already WELL AWARE) the life cycle of ich causes it to appear to ebb and flow, but it is still present in the tank. What will be interesting is to see if the ich disappears with the final dose, and if I can find tomonts in the sand after the doses are complete using various samples and a microscope... and of course, whether the illness returns. I'm also curious as to whether this treatment, if effective, eliminates copepods- I'm having a hard time imagining that any such treatment could spare them. This would make my scooter pretty unhappy. Anyway, updates to come.
*photos of our little test subject below. I did the best I could with the lighting.*
How do your fish LookUpdate: Corals are all good. Looks like everyone's brightened up quite a bit except my anemone, who has decided to hide under a rock. He's done that a few times in the past then came back out to his normal spot. Tomorrow is the final dose of the "mystery juice".
I'm going to withold my thoughts on this treatment until the final dose and the 6th day has come and gone.
Updates to come.
The size of these spots still looks more like velvet to me...
I could be wrong, if the fish is still alive in 30 days if probably was not velvet.
How do your fish Look
Update: Corals are all good. Looks like everyone's brightened up quite a bit except my anemone, who has decided to hide under a rock. He's done that a few times in the past then came back out to his normal spot. Tomorrow is the final dose of the "mystery juice".
I'm going to withold my thoughts on this treatment until the final dose and the 6th day has come and gone.
Updates to come.
Will we get to what’s in the “mystery juice”?
If in 24 hours there’s noticeably more of them, it’s definititely velvet.. :/
Based on the fact that they worsened noticeably from the previous day, if that happens again today it’s velvet.Maybe.
Based on the fact that they worsened noticeably from the previous day, if that happens again today it’s velvet.
Ich’s life cycle doesn’t allow for that. Only velvet. The size of the spots and even the location appear to be velvet. Damsels aren’t particularly susceptible to bad ich infestations, and velvet is more common than ich now, at least more cases are reported than ich and every batch of fish I’ve purchased since 2015 has contained fish with velvet. Batches from 1-20 fish at a time. Same for many of my local cohorts here. From all vendors and LFS. This is a different landscape than it was 5,10,15 years ago, unfortunately.
I know you don’t want to hear any of this, I don’t like it either. I try not to concern myself with what SHOULD BE in favor of what IS. This is how things are, as sad as it is.
You're assuming an awful lot about my position and level of experience based on a one word response. Maybe pump the brakes a little bit?