Achilles tang got ich

[Jamezanity]

Hello everyone. I just need a little help. I just got a 6” achilles tang very healthy for my 150g i know the tank is too small but i know some reefer have success. My problem is once i got the achilles on the first day it was fine and eating algae, the next day he got white spot but still eating fine i know its ich and right now its been a week still eating like pig no sign of weakness and still have some white spot. Should i put him on qt or just leave it on my dt? Thanks in advance. Btw im running 57w uv on my tank.

 

[Euphyllia97]

Due to the introduction to a new tank, the immune system of your fish is probabely weaker than before. Therefore ich can be seen on your fish.

Would suggest to treat your fish in a QT to prevent further infections to other fish.

Ich is in your display tank at the moment, so it would be good to remove all the fish and treat them in a QT to cure them from the parasite.

In the meantime if your DT is fishless, the parasite will starve and you will have no Fish suffering anymore.

Good luck!

 

[Big G]

Here's a link to a thread that will help you decide your fish's care:

Ich eradication vs. Ich management

Ich eradication vs. Ich management The purpose of this article is to discuss the pros & cons of ich eradication and ich management, and present the best methods for implementing each. Ich eradication - Simply put, this method means doing everything possible to keep ich out of your tank. That...

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[Jamezanity]

Due to the introduction to a new tank, the immune system of your fish is probabely weaker than before. Therefore ich can be seen on your fish.

Would suggest to treat your fish in a QT to prevent further infections to other fish.

Ich is in your display tank at the moment, so it would be good to remove all the fish and treat them in a QT to cure them from the parasite.

In the meantime if your DT is fishless, the parasite will starve and you will have no Fish suffering anymore.

Good luck!

thanks for the advice. I was thinking just leaving the achilles on my dt and read some reefer that if i take out the tang it will get more get worse and the will get stress out. Btw i have a couple blue tang and yellow tang got ich before and survive on my dt. Right now i dont see any problem on other fish Even the achilles is doing fine it just have white spot on his body. I was thinking the achilles tang is trying to fight the ich and it has a very strong immune system. I’m hoping the white spot will disappear one day.

 

[Jamezanity]

Here's a link to a thread that will help you decide your fish's care:

Ich eradication vs. Ich management

Ich eradication vs. Ich management The purpose of this article is to discuss the pros & cons of ich eradication and ich management, and present the best methods for implementing each. Ich eradication - Simply put, this method means doing everything possible to keep ich out of your tank. That...

www.reef2reef.com

Thank you. I read this yesterday it helps me alot.

 

[Rams]

If you don’t have corals or inverts try hyposalinity.read blogs and videos about it

 

[LAReefer4Life]

Achilles tangs have special requirements in aquarium setups and many don't survive long term due to the increasing number of parasites as they continue to complete their life cycles. This unfortunately is one fish I would not go the ich management route with...

 

[Jamezanity]

Just wanna give you guys an update the achilles got more white spot and still eating like before. i'm planning to do the hyposalinity method on my FOWLR tank and i just did water change and lower my salinity from 1.025 to 1.018. and i'm planning to lower the salinity to 1.010 after 2 days to less stress to the fish. BTW the other fish doing fine and no sign of ich is it okay to do a hyposalinity even only one fish has ich on my system? do you guys think Hyposalinity will kill ich? Let me know if you have any advice. TIA. Merry Xmas y'all

 

[Big G]

Hyposalinity

Hyposalinity (Osmotic Shock Therapy) What It Treats – Marine Ich (Cryptocaryon irritans) and Flukes (Monogeneans). How To Treat – Place the fish you wish to treat in a quarantine tank with SG & temperature matching the tank they came from. Over a period of 48 hours, gradually lower the SG...

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[kamkam1999]

Just wanna give you guys an update the achilles got more white spot and still eating like before. i'm planning to do the hyposalinity method on my FOWLR tank and i just did water change and lower my salinity from 1.025 to 1.018. and i'm planning to lower the salinity to 1.010 after 2 days to less stress to the fish. BTW the other fish doing fine and no sign of ich is it okay to do a hyposalinity even only one fish has ich on my system? do you guys think Hyposalinity will kill ich? Let me know if you have any advice. TIA. Merry Xmas y'all

hi, may i know how was the achilles now?