Hey up I've got a problem my blue tang has white spot and I don't no what to do,she seams ok swimming about as usual feeding well water and temp is spot on can anyone tell me what to do next or is there any magic potions I could buy cheers
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Welcome to the forum! A picture and as much information as possible about your system and fish would be needed for anyone trying to help.. Probably ich, if he's eating I would feed him heavy it's a good place to start and will help him battle whatever it is.. I like garlic rich foods, IMO it seems to help sick or stressed fish a lot.
Sounds like ich, but can you post a photo of the Blue Tang with white spots to confirm? There are no "reef safe" ich treatments which will eradicate the parasite, only manage the presence of the disease. More info on that here: https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/ich-eradication-vs-ich-management.188775/
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Bobbin
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Hi it's a fish only tank no coral and 200lt been to shop today and they advised two cleaner shrimp and something called oodinex she didn't look bad this afternoon but she's got a few more white spots I think but she seams happy enough cheers
That's ich. Cleaner shrimp and Oodinex won't get rid of it. Being you don't have any corals/inverts, you might try Hyposalinity:
Hyposalinity: Treats Ich (Cryptocaryon irritans) only.
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 down to 1.009. You must use a perfectly calibrated refractometer at all times while doing hypo. Treat for 30 consecutive days, and during that time the SG must always remain at 1.009. If it inches up even slightly, the 30 day clock restarts. For this reason, many people use an auto top off system while performing hyposalinity. Some have even used hypo to successfully rid their display tank of ich, while others have failed. All corals and inverts must be removed beforehand if you wish to try this.
One of the challenges posed by hypo is maintaining a proper pH for the entire duration. While fish aren’t overly sensitive to low pH for short periods of time, anything continuously lower than 7.5 is going to be a problem. So, you will have to constantly test and then buffer the water to raise the pH. This can be accomplished by using supplements (available at most LFS) or you can “bake” your own DIY supplement by using baking soda. Spread baking soda onto a clean baking sheet, and bake at 300F for 1 hour. This process drives off water and carbon dioxide from the baking soda, and the result is an effective pH buffer. You will need to experiment (start with a very small amount) to determine how much is needed to raise your pH to the desired level.
Pros - Chemical free solution to ich, gentle on the fish.
Cons/Side Effects - Difficult to execute properly, and hypo resistant strains of ich have been proven to exist (study done by Yambot in 2003.)
Hyposalinity: Treats Ich (Cryptocaryon irritans) only.
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 down to 1.009. You must use a perfectly calibrated refractometer at all times while doing hypo. Treat for 30 consecutive days, and during that time the SG must always remain at 1.009. If it inches up even slightly, the 30 day clock restarts. For this reason, many people use an auto top off system while performing hyposalinity. Some have even used hypo to successfully rid their display tank of ich, while others have failed. All corals and inverts must be removed beforehand if you wish to try this.
One of the challenges posed by hypo is maintaining a proper pH for the entire duration. While fish aren’t overly sensitive to low pH for short periods of time, anything continuously lower than 7.5 is going to be a problem. So, you will have to constantly test and then buffer the water to raise the pH. This can be accomplished by using supplements (available at most LFS) or you can “bake” your own DIY supplement by using baking soda. Spread baking soda onto a clean baking sheet, and bake at 300F for 1 hour. This process drives off water and carbon dioxide from the baking soda, and the result is an effective pH buffer. You will need to experiment (start with a very small amount) to determine how much is needed to raise your pH to the desired level.
Pros - Chemical free solution to ich, gentle on the fish.
Cons/Side Effects - Difficult to execute properly, and hypo resistant strains of ich have been proven to exist (study done by Yambot in 2003.)
FishOfHex
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Sounds like Ich but need a picture to tell for sure. In the future the best practice is to quarantine every new fish for min of 4 weeks. Nothing more heartbreaking then adding a fish to a stocked tank and watching your fish die off one by one. Ich can be treated outside a reef tank quicker and without killing your coral or stressing other fish. I personally use Hypo for 6 weeks and another 4 weeks of reg sg to make sure everything is ok. Best of luck if you have any questions hit me up.
