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ive been quarantining this hippo tang for 2.5 months now and everything else ive quarantined (in different tanks) that i bought at the same time as the hippo had been fully cured and are now in the DT. sadly i cant say the same thing for the hippo. the hippo has been a pig, eating alot, since ive got it. im suspicious it has ick since the second day i had it, i saw 2 really tiny dots that went away not long after (the dots were too small that i cant see if it was just bubbles or ich/velvet). First, i tried treating it with cupramine (cant find any other good branded copper where im from) slowly ramping it up with a hanna checker. after a few days in, it started developing scars (which i know is common for hippos when in copper) the hippo started to hide more and more (usually always out) and became more skittish, wont even come out for food. I became worried and moved it to a new qt tank with freshly mixed saltwater and this time i tried the Hybrid TTM. after i finished it i checked with black mollies like i usually do and they start looking unwell after a few days so i switched them back to fresh. I tried TTM once again which didn't cure it. im starting to think it might not be ich/velvet or i just did something wrong. the mollies after just a day or two started to gasp, tried 5 different mollies all did the same thing. ive stopped treatment since the start of january and the fish has been active and eats a lot. im scared of introducing ich to the tank because i have 2 sailfin mollies and dont want them to get sick. im sure what it could be and how to treat it.