Is this ich or flukes

[j-bert]

Hey all, first saltwater tank 20 days old. Been keeping freshwater for years and have never had any experience with fish diseases or parasites. Just added my clownfish in last night and I’m noticing a weird growth on the one. I drip acclimated for 45 minutes and didn’t add the store water to my tank, unfortunately I don’t have the ability to quarantine. No coral in the tank yet
Salinity 1.025,PH8.0, ammonia 0, nitrite spiked to 1! Nitrates are around 20, temp is 78-79 depending time of day alk is a 7.7. I’ve had 2 snails in the tank for a week and half before the clowns and they seemed fine. I think this issue is on me. Any help is appreciated thank you!

 

[vetteguy53081]

Hey all, first saltwater tank 20 days old. Been keeping freshwater for years and have never had any experience with fish diseases or parasites. Just added my clownfish in last night and I’m noticing a weird growth on the one. I drip acclimated for 45 minutes and didn’t add the store water to my tank, unfortunately I don’t have the ability to quarantine. No coral in the tank yet
Salinity 1.025,PH8.0, ammonia 0, nitrite spiked to 1! Nitrates are around 20, temp is 78-79 depending time of day alk is a 7.7. I’ve had 2 snails in the tank for a week and half before the clowns and they seemed fine. I think this issue is on me. Any help is appreciated thank you!

This is ich and fish will have to be treated in a separate tank as well as other tankmates now exposed using coppersafe at 2.25ppm for a full 30 days monitored with a Hanna brand copper test kit. also monitor ammonia levels using a reliable test kit during treatment. The display tank will need to be fishless (fallow) for 6-8 weeks to allow parasites to die off without a host fish. Inverts and coral can remain in the display tank during fallow period

 

[j-bert]

This is ich and fish will have to be treated in a separate tank as well as other tankmates now exposed using coppersafe at 2.25ppm for a full 30 days monitored with a Hanna brand copper test kit. also monitor ammonia levels using a reliable test kit during treatment. The display tank will need to be fishless (fallow) for 6-8 weeks to allow parasites to die off without a host fish. Inverts and coral can remain in the display tank during fallow period

Thank you!

 

[j-bert]

This is ich and fish will have to be treated in a separate tank as well as other tankmates now exposed using coppersafe at 2.25ppm for a full 30 days monitored with a Hanna brand copper test kit. also monitor ammonia levels using a reliable test kit during treatment. The display tank will need to be fishless (fallow) for 6-8 weeks to allow parasites to die off without a host fish. Inverts and coral can remain in the display tank during fallow period

Do the other tank mates include my snails and hermit?

 

[vetteguy53081]

Do the other tank mates include my snails and hermit?

They too can remain in the display tank, not treatment tank

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

This is ich and fish will have to be treated in a separate tank as well as other tankmates now exposed using coppersafe at 2.25ppm for a full 30 days monitored with a Hanna brand copper test kit. also monitor ammonia levels using a reliable test kit during treatment. The display tank will need to be fishless (fallow) for 6-8 weeks to allow parasites to die off without a host fish. Inverts and coral can remain in the display tank during fallow period

They deleted the duplicate thread that had the picture in it. I found the deleted thread, I agree that this is ich.