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Hard to tell from pic. Pic with white light would help but if spots are white looks like ich.
Jay, curious, if the spots don’t move what would it be?Could be Cryptocaryon, marine ich. As @JGT said, white light is best for pics. The video failed for me also. One thing that seems to work for videos is to upload them to Youtube and post a link.
Here is a trick about ich: if that is what it is, it is an early infection, so you have a little time to confirm the diagnosis. Using a clear picture of the fish, compare it to the fish after another 24 to 36 hours. If the spots have changed location, or changed in number (either higher or lower) it is more likely ich. If the exact same spots are in the same locations, it probably isn't ich.
Jay
Interesting, thought copper was SOP for ich. Didn’t know FWD and Chloro is an alternate option.I agree with crypto. Saltwater Ich, also known as Marine Ich, Marine White Spot Disease, is caused by the parasite Cryptocaryon irritans. Treatment once as jay mentioned is identified will be of importance for success. Formailin may work well on this but a freshwater dip and Chloroquine is highly effective.
Do not treat though until it has been verified as to what it is
I agree with crypto. Saltwater Ich, also known as Marine Ich, Marine White Spot Disease, is caused by the parasite Cryptocaryon irritans. Treatment once as jay mentioned is identified will be of importance for success. Formailin may work well on this but a freshwater dip and Chloroquine is highly effective.
Do not treat though until it has been verified as to what it is
How can it come on so fast ? No other fish have it and would you say ich off the pictures I have uploaded with just white lights on i will get a qt set up for all my fish and will they be safe in a qt tank for 90 days ? Thanks
Using the word irritants, the cysts have been there and have matured whereas you now see them with the naked eye. Either they continie to mature into what we call marine Ich OR continue to cover fish which could then be velvet in which I like Jays suggestion of seeing if and how it progresses in the next day or two. I mentioned some treatments.How can it come on so fast ? No other fish have it and would you say ich off the pictures I have uploaded with just white lights on i will get a qt set up for all my fish and will they be safe in a qt tank for 90 days ? Thanks
Cures ich and COVID-19, who'da thunk it?Onre thing I should also mention to about Chloroquine. . . . . . The downside of using chloroquine as a saltwater ich treatment is that there are no commercially available tests to help you monitor the levels of chloroquine in your water. You measure once, add it to your tank and hope you got it right
Is this polyp lab medic reef safe?Using the word irritants, the cysts have been there and have matured whereas you now see them with the naked eye. Either they continie to mature into what we call marine Ich OR continue to cover fish which could then be velvet in which I like Jays suggestion of seeing if and how it progresses in the next day or two. I mentioned some treatments.
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Onre thing I should also mention to about Chloroquine. . . . . . The downside of using chloroquine as a saltwater ich treatment is that there are no commercially available tests to help you monitor the levels of chloroquine in your water. You measure once, add it to your tank and hope you got it right
No, copper is fine. As long as no corals or inverts.So coper is out of the question in a qt tank ? As I’m from the U.K. I’m not sure we’re I could get chloroquine
I can’t tell from the photos, but fish do get the odd spot here or there that may be velvet f no real consequence. That said, purple tangs very frequently get ich. Copper is the treatment of choice, with a good test kit or a Hanna checker, treating fish that have been exposed in the absence of invertebrates of course.Jay, curious, if the spots don’t move what would it be?
Chloroquine isn’t available anywhere that I’ve seen due to misuse for COVID.So coper is out of the question in a qt tank ? As I’m from the U.K. I’m not sure we’re I could get chloroquine
I can’t tell from the photos, but fish do get the odd spot here or there that may be velvet f no real consequence. That said, purple tangs very frequently get ich. Copper is the treatment of choice, with a good test kit or a Hanna checker, treating fish that have been exposed in the absence of invertebrates of course.
Jay