Please help me diagnose

[key1ens]

Hello, I was just wondering if anyone could help me diagnose the white spots as ick. Thank you

 

[FrugalReeferJon]

@Jay Hemdal

 

[vetteguy53081]

Hello, I was just wondering if anyone could help me diagnose the white spots as ick. Thank you

This is indeed ich and You will need to place fish in Quarantine tank and treat with Coppersafe or Copper Power at therapeutic level 2.25 for a FULL 30 days (do not interrupt this 30 day period) monitored with a Hanna Brand copper test kit- No API brand. Also monitor Ammonia levels while in quarantine with a reliable test kit and add aeration during treatment using an air stone. All other fish in with it should also be removed as they have also been exposed to the parasites and placed in quarantine tank.
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.
A quarantine tank can be as simple as a tank from a second hand store, a Rubbermaid type tub or a starter kit from Walmart which most of the needed essentials.

 

[key1ens]

This is indeed ich and You will need to place fish in Quarantine tank and treat with Coppersafe or Copper Power at therapeutic level 2.25 for a FULL 30 days (do not interrupt this 30 day period) monitored with a Hanna Brand copper test kit- No API brand. Also monitor Ammonia levels while in quarantine with a reliable test kit and add aeration during treatment using an air stone. All other fish in with it should also be removed as they have also been exposed to the parasites and placed in quarantine tank.
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.
A quarantine tank can be as simple as a tank from a second hand store, a Rubbermaid type tub or a starter kit from Walmart which most of the needed essentials.

ok thank you, would it be possible since it’s a fish only tank to does the whole aquarium?, catching all the fish would be difficult

 

[vetteguy53081]

ok thank you, would it be possible since it’s a fish only tank to does the whole aquarium?, catching all the fish would be difficult

Only if you have no live rock and inverts. Best is to use a separate container, even a rubbermaid tub

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

ok thank you, would it be possible since it’s a fish only tank to does the whole aquarium?, catching all the fish would be difficult

That is a pretty severe case of ich, you'll want to get a treatment started right away.

If there are no invertebrates or corals in the tank, you could also use hyposalinity:

Hyposalinity

Hyposalinity Jay Hemdal 2024 This term refers to a long-term bath treatment for marine fishes in which the salt content of the water is lowered and held below the point that certain parasites can survive. The salt level reached, and the time of the treatment are the two variables...

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