What does this look like.........

tonybwill · Aug 11, 2017

What is it and how to treat it?

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Fishfinder · Aug 11, 2017

Looks like brook. Try acraflavine, Ruby Reef Rally or try metro

tonybwill · Aug 11, 2017

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leahfiish · Aug 11, 2017

To me this looks more like velvet or brook than ich.

tonybwill · Aug 11, 2017

OK. My yellow tang has it also. I have them in a qt tank. Haven't use any meds yet.

dbl · Aug 11, 2017

The disease folks will eventually chime in, but take a read through this thread and see if it looks familiar.

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/brooklynella.247938/

tonybwill · Aug 11, 2017

Thanks. The skin looks kinda milky with a few pimples in clown. Yellow tang also.

Maritimer · Aug 11, 2017

Agreed. Brooklynella, to be a bit more precise - at least to look at it. Are the fish exhibiting any behavioral symptoms, such as rapid breathing or hovering in the flow of a powerhead?

You'll want to crank up a quarantine tank, and a couple of dips; four or five minutes in aerated freshwater of the same temperature as the tank can give some quick relief, and a longer dip in a medicine with formalin (Quick Cure, etc...) or Acriflavin (Ruby Reef Rally, etc...)

There's a terrific write-up on the beast here: http://www.ultimatereef.com/articles/brooklynella/

~Bruce

tonybwill · Aug 11, 2017

It doesn't look like ick to me.

tonybwill · Aug 11, 2017

It does look like brook, after looking at all the pics.

Maritimer · Aug 11, 2017

It doesn't look like ich to me either - it looks like Brooklynella. Brook is a completely different critter.

Oh! Completely forgot to mention that Metronidazole (Metroplex, API General Cure, etc . . . ) can be helpful here as well.

~Bruce