3.5 gallon long pico

[1epauletteshark]

This is really really bad, @i cant think @Jay Hemdal is this what I think it is? The dreaded ich? It is all through his dorsal fins and on his tail. Many more dots than visible in this photo.

 

[1epauletteshark]

@i cant think all I have is Prazi Pro and API Melafix and I don’t think either will do anything, maybe Prazi? Otherwise I’ll have to go out again tomorrow. Also I will need a medication that is invert safe, do you know of any?

 

[i cant think]

@i cant think all I have is Prazi Pro and API Melafix and I don’t think either will do anything, maybe Prazi? Otherwise I’ll have to go out again tomorrow. Also I will need a medication that is invert safe, do you know of any?

You will definitely need an invert safe medication unless you have another spare tank.
Melafix is good for inverts (I’ve dosed it in a tank with inverts and they didn’t seem affected) however it doesn’t cure Ich which is what it seems you have.
If you have RO, do a fresh water dip and see if anything falls off, that will eliminate ideas of Velvet.

 

[1epauletteshark]

You will definitely need an invert safe medication unless you have another spare tank.
Melafix is good for inverts (I’ve dosed it in a tank with inverts and they didn’t seem affected) however it doesn’t cure Ich which is what it seems you have.
If you have RO, do a fresh water dip and see if anything falls off, that will eliminate ideas of Velvet.

Ok I’ll do that, how long would the dip be?

 

[i cant think]

Ok I’ll do that, how long would the dip be?

I believe it’s generally 3-4 minutes however I’ve never personally had to do a dip (even in an LFS). I’ve had to deal with diseases like ich and velvet in an LFS environment.

 

[1epauletteshark]

I believe it’s generally 3-4 minutes however I’ve never personally had to do a dip (even in an LFS). I’ve had to deal with diseases like ich and velvet in an LFS environment.

I did the dip and no spots fell off that I could see.

 

[1epauletteshark]

Does that rule out velvet?

 

[1epauletteshark]

Aquapharm Cure ich reef safe 500 ML​

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Will this do the trick @i cant think ?​

 

[1epauletteshark]

@i cant think this fish was originally in my nano and I moved it here, to my pico does that mean I need to treat my nano too? It has a small mandarin, two small clowns, a lawnmower blenny and two small BTA's.

 

[i cant think]

@i cant think this fish was originally in my nano and I moved it here, to my pico does that mean I need to treat my nano too? It has a small mandarin, two small clowns, a lawnmower blenny and two small BTA's.

I would only treat the nano if your fish in that tank start showing signs of ich.

Aquapharm Cure ich reef safe 500 ML​

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Will this do the trick @i cant think ?​

I believe it will however @Jay Hemdal will likely know better than me.

 

[1epauletteshark]

I would only treat the nano if your fish in that tank start showing signs of ich.

I believe it will however @Jay Hemdal will likely know better than me.

Ok, thanks as always. Sounds like we need Jay here.

 

[1epauletteshark]

@i cant think sorry to keep mentioning you, but I feel like you are the best for this question, I hope you don’t mind. In terms of stocking right now I have
Fish
Pictus blenny (currently has ich)
Yellow clown goby
Yellow stripe clingfish (Arriving probably in the next week - 2 weeks)

Inverts
2x Electric blue hermit crabs
1x Teeny bumble bee shrimp
3x Sexy shrimp
Teeny 1.5cm candycane pistol shrimp (Purchasing tomorrow)
Assorted hitchhikers

I know I have the hermits as CUC but should I also transfer a nassarius ot turbo snail from my nano? Or better yet get a small bumble bee snail when I get the pistol shrimp?

 

[1epauletteshark]

@Jay Hemdal what is the best course of action?

This is really really bad, @i cant think @Jay Hemdal is this what I think it is? The dreaded ich? It is all through his dorsal fins and on his tail. Many more dots than visible in this photo.

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

@Jay Hemdal what is the best course of action?

Sorry - we were driving back from Florida today....

First thing is to try and confirm it is ich. The spots look a bit large, but I've been fooled before with ich on small fish (making it look a lot larger). Are the spots changing location and numbers day to day? If not, then it isn't ich.

Jay

 

[1epauletteshark]

Sorry - we were driving back from Florida today....

First thing is to try and confirm it is ich. The spots look a bit large, but I've been fooled before with ich on small fish (making it look a lot larger). Are the spots changing location and numbers day to day? If not, then it isn't ich.

Jay

The blenny is actually really tiny, about an inch long. The spots don’t seem to be moving. I will buy some invert safe ich medication later today.

 

[1epauletteshark]

The store ended up being all out of that Ich medication I was looking at so instead I ended up with Infect-O 4Ich which is reef safe so I assume it is invert safe.

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

The store ended up being all out of that Ich medication I was looking at so instead I ended up with Infect-O 4Ich which is reef safe so I assume it is invert safe.

Do you have any idea what the active ingredient is? I've never heard of that one. Many "reef safe" medications simply do not work. You'd think there would be some oversight to the market, but there is not - people can sell anything they want as "ich medication". There is such a huge demand for reef safe ich medications, that lots of snake oil gets sold.

Jay

 

[1epauletteshark]

Do you have any idea what the active ingredient is? I've never heard of that one. Many "reef safe" medications simply do not work. You'd think there would be some oversight to the market, but there is not - people can sell anything they want as "ich medication". There is such a huge demand for reef safe ich medications, that lots of snake oil gets sold.

Jay

The ingredients are as follows
M. Pruriens,
M. Carantia,
G. Officinale,
L. Gallate

My LFS only has select products and this is what was recommended to me. This is in my opinion the best store in Indonesia so I believe and hope this product should work.

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

The ingredients are as follows
M. Pruriens,
M. Carantia,
G. Officinale,
L. Gallate

My LFS only has select products and this is what was recommended to me. This is in my opinion the best store in Indonesia so I believe and hope this product should work.

Those are all plant/seeds/extracts. Herbal remedies do not have a good track record for treating marine ich. Still, I'm not 100% that your fish has ich, since only the blenny has spots, and you haven't seen them move/change numbers yet.

Jay

 

[1epauletteshark]

Those are all plant/seeds/extracts. Herbal remedies do not have a good track record for treating marine ich. Still, I'm not 100% that your fish has ich, since only the blenny has spots, and you haven't seen them move/change numbers yet.

Jay

Is it worth trying anyways? What else could it be? The blenny just sits in the corner now and doesn't come out. It would be super difficult for me to see if they have moved or changed numbers because I can only see his fins if he sits on the heater in the light.