Is this fluke

[laukylac]

Do not- use a separate tank and preserve the rock and any coral and inverts within the display tank

What copper brand do u recommend

 

[vetteguy53081]

What copper brand do u recommend

Coppersafe but no copper for cowfish. You can use chloroquine Phosphate for all the fish, safe for the cowfish

 

[laukylac]

Coppersafe but no copper for cowfish. You can use chloroquine Phosphate for all the fish, safe for the cowfish

Ok thank you. Are u sure it ich before i treat with copper. I thought it was fluke since one of my puffer have cloudy eye ball

 

[Jay Hemdal]

Ok thank you. Are u sure it ich before i treat with copper. I thought it was fluke since one of my puffer have cloudy eye ball

Flukes generally show with both eyes cloudy. However, the fish could have gill flukes (that don't cause cloudy eyes) but then the cowfish scratched its eye on something while scratching its head for gill flukes.

I'm struggling to see any ich on these fish, certainly not enough to make them breath as fast as they are.

I see a lot of algae in the tank. You should remove of much of that as you can before any treatment. Another issue with algae is that it can cause low oxygen in the water in the mornings, and that can cause rapid breathing. Does the tank have good aeration, not just circulation?

 

[W31Olds]

Please take another Video of your Cowfish. Upon close inspection there is definitely a couple of white dots on his fins. They are apparent in both the Videos but being a yellow fish makes it hard to evaluate his body.
Jay, are Copper based medications not appropriate for Cowfish? Vette recommended Chloroquine Phosphate.

 

[Jay Hemdal]

Please take another Video of your Cowfish. Upon close inspection there is definitely a couple of white dots on his fins. They are apparent in both the Videos but being a yellow fish makes it hard to evaluate his body.
Jay, are Copper based medications not appropriate for Cowfish? Vette recommended Chloroquine Phosphate.

Amine-chelated copper products are ok with cowfish. Chloroquine is pretty toxic to a few different species when dosed at 20 ppm, as is needed when dealing with an active ich infection. 12 to 15 ppm is safer, but doesn’t always control active infections.