Goby with White Spot/itch

[newreefer82]

Hey all,
I have just bought a new Blue Faced Goby 2 days ago, looked perfectly fine when we collected him from the LFS but I've been working away since we put him in his new home and the other half has been taking care since, I've just come home and I hope not but I think our new little friend has white spot/itch, can anyone confirm with the pic and pass on any advice please.

 

[Sharkbait19]

That does look like ich, and it’s safe to assume all fish are now infected after having been exposed.
Your best treatment is copper treatment (coppersafe or copper power at 2.25 ppm for 30 days) in a quarantine tank and keeping the display tank fishless for 60 days to starve out any remaining parasites.

 

[newreefer82]

Thanks,
The problem I have is I do not have a quarantine tank, this is the first fish 8 have put in, I also have a Blood Red Shrimp and a coral so the tank is pretty bare, (just starting out) would it be best to treat the tank with the copper? Again, new to this so any and all help is appreciated

 

[AryR]

No, do not treat the tank with copper - you will potentialy kill the shrimp and coral. Most ich treatment is not safe for them, if they claim it is - stay away from that.

I reccomend CopperSafe of Copper Power - like mentioned above QT consecutivley for 30 days (if the temp or copper drop below levels - you must start again) at theraputic levels (2.00-2.5ppm for copper) - get a Hanna Copper Tester they're the most accurate. Turn temp up to 82 degrees or so.

I reccomend having an extra QT tanks always - head to Petco or LFS and purchase a 20 long if u can - and just get a cheap light and heater - always good to have on hand.

Petco is having 50% off all tanks right now so that would be a good place to start.

 

[Sharkbait19]

You can pull the shrimp and coral out and do a hyposalinity treatment on the display tank, but you’d still need a place to hold the inverts for 60 days.
Rocks and sand absorb copper and release it at a later time, so any copper treatment to the display tank could be lethal to inverts in the future.