Is this Ich?

[Falcon 6]

I've two fish in a 5 gallon QT for 17 days, a Mimic Tang and a Midnight Angel. Both have been getting along well and and eating frozen mysis, marine angel formula, and seaweed. Last night I came home to the tang lying on his side and breathing heavily, he expired a few hours later. This morning the Angel looked like this.

Whats he got? Ich? How did it come on so fast? Can I save him?

 

[4FordFamily]

The very small dots and the number of them, on top of how quickly this fish succumbed all scream velvet to me.

Treat with copper or CP ASAP. A freshwater bath would provide some temporary relief for remaining fish.

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/velvet-amyloodinium-ocellatum.217570/

 

[Big G]

It's important to note that Humblefish has found that the survival rate increased when the freshwater bath was followed by a bath in acriflavine. Here's the relevant section (in bold). Then treat with copper as explained in the post.

The short version:

• 5 minute freshwater dip
• Immediately afterwards, perform a chemical bath (in saltwater matching SG/temp the fish came from). You have two options:

1. Acriflavine (preferred) - Do the bath for 75-90 minutes, but remove the fish immediately at the first sign of distress. Aerate heavily both before & during the bath, and temperature control the water. The following products contain acriflavine: Acriflavine-MS and Ruby Reef Rally. DO NOT mix acriflavine with any other chemicals.

 

[Falcon 6]

Thanks for the quick replies guys! 4Ford that write up you linked to was great, very informative.

I called around to the fish stores here, but can you believe none of them have any of the 3 medicines mentioned? I'll have to order some from the States and I fear that will be too late for the Angelfish.

I did a freshwater bath and does the QT with Blue, but I realize that's not likely to help much.

 

[leahfiish]

Daily freshwater dips may buy you some time.

 

[leahfiish]

Can you get copper quickly?