Leaving for vacation in the morning. Is this ick? Or something else?

[TheDuude]

Good afternoon, hoping for some help diagnosing white spots in my powder brown tang. Noticed the spots last night. They do not appear to have gotten any worse since first noticing them.

Fish is eating and acting normal, no other fish in the tank showing signs of spots including my 2 YTs. I have not added a thing to the tank other than food in over 6 months and this fish is 10+ years old. All my fish go through QT for minimum of 2 months.

Running UV currently and always feed good foods. I am leaving in the morning until early next week so hoping to do anything I can to prevent this from getting worse while I'm gone. Can I soak frozen food in Metro or prazi before feeding the display?

Any help is much appreciated.

 

[I never finish anythi]

I'm only a novice, but sure looks like ich to me .

 

[TheDuude]

I'm leaning towards ick as well based on the slow progression and spots on fins / eyes

 

[vetteguy53081]

Good afternoon, hoping for some help diagnosing white spots in my powder brown tang. Noticed the spots last night. They do not appear to have gotten any worse since first noticing them.

Fish is eating and acting normal, no other fish in the tank showing signs of spots including my 2 YTs. I have not added a thing to the tank other than food in over 6 months and this fish is 10+ years old. All my fish go through QT for minimum of 2 months.

Running UV currently and always feed good foods. I am leaving in the morning until early next week so hoping to do anything I can to prevent this from getting worse while I'm gone. Can I soak frozen food in Metro or prazi before feeding the display?

Any help is much appreciated.

based on size and location, may even be velvet which they are susceptible to. Whether ich or velvet, the treatment is the same using rither coppersafe or Copper Power at therapeutic level 2.25-2.5 For a FULL 30 days (do not interrupt this 30 day period) monitored by a reliable Copper Test kit such as Hanna Brand- No API brand. Also monitor Ammonia levels while in quarantine with a reliable test kit and add aeration during treatment using an air stone.
The display tank will have to be kept fishless (FALLOW) for 6-8 weeks to assure the existing parasites go through their life cycle without a host fish and die off

 

[MnFish1]

Good afternoon, hoping for some help diagnosing white spots in my powder brown tang. Noticed the spots last night. They do not appear to have gotten any worse since first noticing them.

Fish is eating and acting normal, no other fish in the tank showing signs of spots including my 2 YTs. I have not added a thing to the tank other than food in over 6 months and this fish is 10+ years old. All my fish go through QT for minimum of 2 months.

Running UV currently and always feed good foods. I am leaving in the morning until early next week so hoping to do anything I can to prevent this from getting worse while I'm gone. Can I soak frozen food in Metro or prazi before feeding the display?

Any help is much appreciated.

I think it's been pretty well proven that 'feeding well' makes no difference. and UV is +/- based on the age of the bulb, etc. Soaking food in metro (assuming you mean metronidazole) - or praziquantel is probably not going to do anything. It's funny - all of these issues always start right before vacation.

 

[MnFish1]

based on size and location, may even be velvet which they are susceptible to. Whether ich or velvet, the treatment is the same using rither coppersafe or Copper Power at therapeutic level 2.25-2.5 For a FULL 30 days (do not interrupt this 30 day period) monitored by a reliable Copper Test kit such as Hanna Brand- No API brand. Also monitor Ammonia levels while in quarantine with a reliable test kit and add aeration during treatment using an air stone.
The display tank will have to be kept fishless (FALLOW) for 6-8 weeks to assure the existing parasites go through their life cycle without a host fish and die off

I think he is going on vacation?

 

[vetteguy53081]

I think he is going on vacation?

I realize this and its his only option

 

[MnFish1]

I realize this and its his only option

so this is an impossible situation unless the caregiver can handle this,

 

[Brian1f1]

If it’s ick the tank may or may not be okay until he gets back and possibly indefinitely. That said PB’s tend to always get it and to get it bad, so maybe not.

If it’s velvet kiss it all goodbye by return time if nothings done.

 

[Jay Hemdal]

That does look like ich. Bad timing, sorry!

 

[I never finish anythi]

What happened in the end . Did you get everything sorted out ??

 

[TheDuude]

Well I'm back and all fish are doing fine. My PB now only has a few white spots with the majority of those being on his fins. No spots on any other fish in the tank.

So thoughts on my course of action moving forward? Is it best to get the PB into quarantine and treat? Is it unfair to leave him as is and try to manage the ick?

If I do need to QT it will take some time to get a larger QT setup and cycled, my intake setup is only 10 gallons.
Thanks for the feedback all

 

[I never finish anythi]

Well I'm back and all fish are doing fine. My PB now only has a few white spots with the majority of those being on his fins. No spots on any other fish in the tank.

So thoughts on my course of action moving forward? Is it best to get the PB into quarantine and treat? Is it unfair to leave him as is and try to manage the ick?

If I do need to QT it will take some time to get a larger QT setup and cycled, my intake setup is only 10 gallons.
Thanks for the feedback all

I'm glad all fish survived mate . I really can't comment on what to do now tbh . If it was me tho I'd just keep a close eye on them and leave it as it is . Maybe post some pictures and videos so the experts can take a look and advise you . Good luck either way .

 

[MnFish1]

If it were me - I would treat ALL of the fish in QT - with copper (and you might as well do praziquantel as well) - per protocol. Your display tank would need to be left alone (fallow) for up to 76 days

 

[TheDuude]

If it were me - I would treat ALL of the fish in QT - with copper (and you might as well do praziquantel as well) - per protocol. Your display tank would need to be left alone (fallow) for up to 76 days

I don't think I will be going to QT, I fear the added stress will do more harm in my other fish that have apparently been living with ich in the tank for a long time.

 

[MnFish1]

I don't think I will be going to QT, I fear the added stress will do more harm in my other fish that have apparently been living with ich in the tank for a long time.

The reason I suggested that you go through the process is that every new fish you add has a much higher likelihood of having a disease problem - especially if you buy fish that are tank raised - since they have not been exposed. But I understand your rationale!