Is this ich?

[ajiisss]

Can any one I'd what is in my coral beauty

 

[Jay Hemdal]

Too far away to really tell. It could be, but there are other, less serious causes for a single white spot on a fish. Background info is important - how long have you had it? did you quarantine it?

One key diagnostic is a white spot that disappears after 24 to 36 hours and then have spots return, often in greater numbers, is a sign of ich. Spots that stay in the same place for 48 hours aren't ich.

Jay

 

[jeffchapok]

It could be. Otherwise healthy fish can usually fight off ich. I manage it in my tank by running a UV sterilizer 24x7. I tried the Kick Ich/Ruby Reef Rally combo and nearly killed all my coral, so I prefer a non-medicinal approach. There's no harm in using a UV sterilizer and it will help keep the ich at bay, although you'll always have it present. The only real method to eliminate it is to go fallow for 11 weeks.

 

[ajiisss]

Too far away to really tell. It could be, but there are other, less serious causes for a single white spot on a fish. Background info is important - how long have you had it? did you quarantine it?

One key diagnostic is a white spot that disappears after 24 to 36 hours and then have spots return, often in greater numbers, is a sign of ich. Spots that stay in the same place for 48 hours aren't ich.

Jay

That spot is there for 5-6 days. The fish I bought from divers den I QT only for 1 week and it's been 3 weeks since it's in display . Fish is healthy and eating like a pig and he is the tank boss

 

[ajiisss]

It could be. Otherwise healthy fish can usually fight off ich. I manage it in my tank by running a UV sterilizer 24x7. I tried the Kick Ich/Ruby Reef Rally combo and nearly killed all my coral, so I prefer a non-medicinal approach. There's no harm in using a UV sterilizer and it will help keep the ich at bay, although you'll always have it present. The only real method to eliminate it is to go fallow for 11 weeks.

I added a UV 57watts in my 220 at 700gph

 

[Jay Hemdal]

That spot is there for 5-6 days. The fish I bought from divers den I QT only for 1 week and it's been 3 weeks since it's in display . Fish is healthy and eating like a pig and he is the tank boss

That isn’t ich then - spots from that don’t stay in the same place that long. Now, that doesn’t mean the fish won’t develop some disease at a time in the future, so observe it carefully every day for signs of rapid breathing, lack of appetite and new spots.
Jay