Is this ich or Velvet?
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@MrJuancito
1y
Sorry for your loss, Similar thing happened to my Scopas Tang, honestly thought it wasn’t going to make it but it did and since then has made a recovery. Now I’m not 100% sure what it had but it looked similar to what your fish had. I have a picture on my profile if you’d like to take a look and compare. I did add a medication their food which was Focus and Metroplex from Seachem, I also use Selcon as this helps boost their immune system.
@Nasser
1y
When treating a fish, it’s crucial to act quickly as soon as you notice symptoms. I typically begin with Prazipro, and then after 2-3 days, I introduce copper. Once I reach the therapeutic level, I add antibiotics to prevent gill infections. However, in this case, time was not on my side. If I encounter a similar situation again, I plan to start with a 30-minute hydrogen peroxide treatment before proceeding with medication. I've treated many fish, but this particular case left me uncertain about the specific disease affecting the fish.
@skebo
1y
Agree on the h2o2 bath first. But im curious why you wait 2-3 days after prazipro liquid before starting copper? Ich or velvet, treatment is the same.
@Nasser
1y
On day 3, my copper level is at 0.25, and it increases to 0.44 by day 4. By day 6, when I finish prazipro, the copper level is around 0.50. At that point, I’ll raise the copper to therapeutic levels and start adding antibiotics. I prefer not to mix too many medications at once, as it might not be beneficial for the fish.
@skebo
1y
With copper sensitive fish a slow ramp is warranted. But when this far along an ich outbreak id suggest go straight to therapeutic levels of copper and prazi and nitrofurazone. Its the only chance. Tangs aren't copper sensitive like wrasse but even then if you have no choice. Its a time bomb. Especially if its velvet.
@Nasser
1y
You’re absolutely right. This situation happened suddenly. As you may have read in my comment, the fish didn’t give me a chance to respond.
@skebo
1y
Sorry, did any other tankmates catch? He looked big and beautiful.
@Nasser
1y
I'm keeping a close eye on this tank. I've noticed some sand-scratching behavior in a few fish today, so I'm planning to quarantine all of them. I will share a video later today,of the powder blue tang as he was behaving normally before he passed away.
@skebo
1y
@nasser qt in another tank? How many fish? I only saw you have the 1.. just be advised of what fish are copper sensitive or intolerant. Let me know if you have any questions. Life cycle of ich is 76 days.
@Nasser
1y
Thank you for your support!
@I_Never_Finish_Anythi
1y
The best way to eradicate Ich from your reef aquarium and prevent further infection is to remove all your fish for treatment in a quarantine tank and let the parasite die out in the "fallow" display. Treat all your fish with copper medication in a separate QT tank and keep them isolated for 4-8 weeks. Once the parasite is not able to find a host in your display tank, it will presumably die off completely after it runs through its lifecycle (roughly 4 weeks).
@Nasser
1y
I emptied my tank 2 days ago. I am treating the fish in QT tanks. I will leave the dp for 11 weeks for sure.
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I’ve started doing more research on this since it’s been a common questions. Seems like velvet is a tinier particle about the size of powder sugar. While ich is about the size of salt. ( your pic looks more like salt to me ) Also fish don’t survive velvet very long. If this has been more than a few days that would lead me to believe ich.
Unfortunately, the fish passed away suddenly. I noticed a significant color change, turning a drake-like purple, and it began hiding—behavior that was unusual for it. I had attempted to quarantine the fish, but it didn’t survive. I suspect the display tank may be the source of the illness, as I typically treat my fish before introducing them to it.
Sorry to hear. How long did it have these spots before it passed? And any other fish in the tank?
I noticed it two days ago; at first, I thought it was just sand stuck to the fish's skin. However, today the entire fish was covered in white spots, and it looks really bad. The fish's behavior has changed too; it doesn't move much and keeps hiding away.