Is this white spot?

[curiousreefkeeper]

Recently we have had a load of hammers and torches die which we think may have been our coral beauty
After obliterating nearly all of our coral, the coral beauty died and so did 3 of our other fish. We thought there was an issue with water quality and did a 40% water change however more fish died.
Looking at the fish tonight, the convict blennies are covered in bumpy looking white spots!

Is this white spot or something else?!

What do we do, we have lots of inverts and some corals left so would prefer not to use anything with copper.

 

[unbeknownst]

White light pictures would help a lot. Please repost the pictures.

 

[curiousreefkeeper]

White light pictures would help a lot. Please repost the pictures.

 

[bluemon]

#fishmedic

Those are some nice pictures to work off of. Thank you for having those ready for the pros.

@vetteguy53081 @Jay Hemdal

 

[vetteguy53081]

Recently we have had a load of hammers and torches die which we think may have been our coral beauty
After obliterating nearly all of our coral, the coral beauty died and so did 3 of our other fish. We thought there was an issue with water quality and did a 40% water change however more fish died.
Looking at the fish tonight, the convict blennies are covered in bumpy looking white spots!

Is this white spot or something else?!

What do we do, we have lots of inverts and some corals left so would prefer not to use anything with copper.

Its ich and engineer gobies do get this. Treat fish in separate tank using coppersafe at 2.25ppm for a full 30 days. Treat any other occupants also as they have been exposed to this. Add air stone during treatment and leave display tank with no fish present (fallow) for 6-8 weeks to assure parasites have died off without host fish and gone through their life stages. Monitor ammonia levels during treatment with a reliable ammonia test kit and add air stone as an option

 

[unbeknownst]

Looks like white spot, get some one elses opinion before any action. Do you know how to treat this?

 

[curiousreefkeeper]

Its ich and engineer gobies do get this. Treat fish in separate tank using coppersafe at 2.25ppm for a full 30 days. Treat any other occupants also as they have been exposed to this. Add air stone during treatment and leave display tank with no fish present (fallow) for 6-8 weeks to assure parasites have died off without host fish and gone through their life stages. Monitor ammonia levels during treatment with a reliable ammonia test kit and add air stone as an option

I don’t have a separate tank for this

 

[curiousreefkeeper]

Looks like white spot, get some one elses opinion before any action. Do you know how to treat this?

No, only from other comments on here but I don’t have a separate tank to treat them in

 

[bluemon]

No, only from other comments on here but I don’t have a separate tank to treat them in

I’d go and get one.

Along with a heater, Hanna Copper test kit, copper meds, and a filter

 

[vetteguy53081]

I don’t have a separate tank for this

Can be as simple as a Rubbermaid type tub, used tank on marketplace or a starter kit from Walmart which has most of the essentials and DO NOT use tank water to fill the quarantine tank

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

Recently we have had a load of hammers and torches die which we think may have been our coral beauty
After obliterating nearly all of our coral, the coral beauty died and so did 3 of our other fish. We thought there was an issue with water quality and did a 40% water change however more fish died.
Looking at the fish tonight, the convict blennies are covered in bumpy looking white spots!

Is this white spot or something else?!

What do we do, we have lots of inverts and some corals left so would prefer not to use anything with copper.

+1, that is ich. It looks too advanced to try any of the reef safe techniques.

Did any of the fish you lost also have ich? If not, you may have multiple issues at work here.