Hippo tang symptoms

[juicemanatx]

@juicemanatx Do the dark spots ever move on the fish? Turbellarians should slowly crawl over the fish's skin.

A definitive way to tell would be to do a FW dip. Some (but not all) would dislodge after 5 mins in FW.

Post FW Dip

 

[Humblefish]

@juicemanatx What I'm seeing now (in your most recent photos) looks more like a bacterial infection than black ich. I would treat with one of the following:

• Kanaplex + Furan-2 + Metroplex
• Nitrofuracin Green Powder

Whichever one you choose, make sure to treat for at least 10-14 consecutive days.

 

[juicemanatx]

Hippo is doing well! Gonna observe for a few more days, then in the display it goes!

 

[juicemanatx]

Hippo is now in the Display! Looks great!

 

[Wunderboiy]

Hippo is now in the Display! Looks great!

Hey Juice - so I am running into the same exact thing with my hippo in coppersafe. What do you think it ended up being? Skin reaction to copper?

 

[juicemanatx]

Hey Juice - so I am running into the same exact thing with my hippo in coppersafe. What do you think it ended up being? Skin reaction to copper?

For me. I had severely overdosed the copper since I was reading the test wrong. So yes, it was a reaction

 

[Wunderboiy]

For me. I had severely overdosed the copper since I was reading the test wrong. So yes, it was a reaction

Was the tang flashing at all while it had that reaction on the skin?

 

[juicemanatx]

Was the tang flashing at all while it had that reaction on the skin?

Not really, but it was by itself.