Powder Blue looks terrible in the morn then looks fine by afternoon

[siggy]

I have been home caring for my granddaughter for the past two days. So yesterday morning I noticed that my powder blue looked to have some malady. It looked like it was dusty and multiple parasites,
not the white specks of ick but like an injury or a disruption of the slime coat, and by the end of the day everything looked normal. I added fish about a 3-4 weeks ago from LA. Could this just been a poor nights sleep? or is there more.
thanks

 

[Anirban]

@melypr1985 @4FordFamily @Humblefish

 

[4FordFamily]

We will need photos but it sounds like either velvet or brook. Guessing velvet due to quick change in appearance. If you didn’t quarantine there’s a high chance it’s one or both

 

[HB AL]

It definitely isnt normal, possibly velvet, but no way to tell without seeing the fish. How long have you had it and any new additions recently?

 

[siggy]

I'm rarely home in the mornings so I haven't noticed this event before. Is this the way velvet acts? I'll have some reading today, I seen the treatment chart and will have to treat the entire system any directions to start with?

 

[siggy]

Now a fresh water dip will confirm if its velvet if I understand correctly.

 

[Humblefish]

Now a fresh water dip will confirm if its velvet if I understand correctly.

No, a FW dip only confirms flukes: https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/freshwater-dip.248898/

But a 5 min FW dip will provide temporary relief of velvet. 30 days of copper or Chloroquine in a QT is required afterwards to fully eradicate velvet.

 

[ChadLo]

I have been home caring for my granddaughter for the past two days. So yesterday morning I noticed that my powder blue looked to have some malady. It looked like it was dusty and multiple parasites,
not the white specks of ick but like an injury or a disruption of the slime coat, and by the end of the day everything looked normal. I added fish about a 3-4 weeks ago from LA. Could this just been a poor nights sleep? or is there more.
thanks

So this is a thought... I don't know about the disease portion of this however, have you tested your PH in the morning? I was just thinking if it is contributing to any symptoms he may have of his illness?

 

[siggy]

So this is a thought... I don't know about the disease portion of this however, have you tested your PH in the morning? I was just thinking if it is contributing to any symptoms he may have of his illness?

No its a parisite. Just got home and lost a false yellow tang and a dusty powder blue.

 

[HB AL]

I'm no disease expert but I would say that's probably velvet and you better start treating it and any other fish left in the tank asap.

 

[ihavecrabs]

I'm no disease expert but I would say that's probably velvet and you better start treating it and any other fish left in the tank asap.

I would second velvet.

 

[Maritimer]

Absolutely agreed on velvet - it's got a much quicker and more virulent lifecycle than ich. If you haven't begun a full velvet treatment protocol already, you've no time to waste. Read the information in the link below. Act swiftly:

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/velvet-amyloodinium-ocellatum.217570/#post-2499399

~Bruce