Velvet or Ich?

[Fabs]

Hey this is the first time I’ve had a fish get sick and was wondering if this is ich or velvet? Really worried about the fish. He started scratching a lot last night. This morning I found some small dots on him. He’s eating but very minimally. In the video I kind of spooked him so he’s breathing pretty hard ( I hope that’s why he’s breathing hard ) Please help. Thank you.

 

[Fabs]

Hey this is the first time I’ve had a fish get sick and was wondering if this is ich or velvet? Really worried about the fish. He started scratching a lot last night. This morning I found some small dots on him. He’s eating but very minimally. In the video I kind of spooked him so he’s breathing pretty hard ( I hope that’s why he’s breathing hard ) Please help. Thank you.

More recent pictures of blue tang

 

[vetteguy53081]

More recent pictures of blue tang

Given size of dots- ich
You will need to treat in a separate quarantine tank using copper safe at therapeutic level 2.25-2.5 for a FULL 30 days and monitor copper levels with a reliable copper test kit such as Hanna brand- not api
Display tank will need to be fishless for 6/8 weeks to allow trophants to die off without a host fish

 

[Fabs]

Given size of dots- ich
You will need to treat in a separate quarantine tank using copper safe at therapeutic level 2.25-2.5 for a FULL 30 days and monitor copper levels with a reliable copper test kit such as Hanna brand- not api
Display tank will need to be fishless for 6/8 weeks to allow trophants to die off without a host fish

Thank you! I will get on that ASAP.

 

[bnord]

Ditto on the need for the Hanna kit to assure accuracy of the copper level
act quickly and the fish has a fighting chance

make sure there are hiding places in treatment tank to reduce stress

what other fish do you have in DT?

and sorry and best of luck

 

[Fabs]

Will for sure get a Hanna checker for copper. I’m starting quarantine today. Any suggestions for which medication I should pick up? Was thinking of using Copper Power to treat ich and velvet.

 

[Fabs]

I have 1 Midas blenny, 3 firefish, 2 royal gramma, 1 sixline wrasse, 1 helfrichi firefish, 1 blackcap basslet, 1 scopas tang, 4 green chromis, 1 tailspot blenny, 1 neon goby, 1 yellow watchman goby, 1 diamond goby, 1 fox face rabbit fish, and 2 ocellaris clownfish. I know it’s a bunch, but they’re all baby size for now but when they do get bigger I’ll have to donate the tangs, fox face and split some of them into different tanks.