Disease ID

[nkkm]

Hi all

I was Off and on fighting what I thought was mild ich the last couple of months. Everything was looking pretty but I had a power cut a couple of weeks ago. A couple of days after that I thought the ich had broken out again but over the week got gradually worse and feeling like it’s something else.

Worried it’s velvet but I would have though that would have killed the fish in that period of time. Mostly on the three tangs but one clown fish has it also.

All fish still eating aggressively but the tangs are swimming in the power heads on occasion, although not overly unusual for them.

Thanks in advance

 

[Dierks]

I also think it looks like velvet if it's not Ich!! Help those fish ASAP!

Velvet (Amyloodinium ocellatum)

Marine Velvet Disease (Amyloodinium ocellatum) What You Need To Know: * Fast killing parasite capable of wiping out most of your fish in just a matter of days. Sometimes there are survivors, sometimes not. * Can be treated in a quarantine tank using Chloroquine phosphate or Copper. A 5...

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#reefsquad Wouldn't you agree with this?

 

[LAReefer4Life]

Looks like Velvet. Do you have a QT ready and copper on hand?

 

[nkkm]

Managed to get the QT up this afternoon, a 40 gal breeder. Dosed the initial cupramine dose.

Not managing to catch any of them successful. Have a trap but they are too wise to it.

 

[LAReefer4Life]

Still eating well?

 

[nkkm]

Still eating well?

Yes. All fish still eating aggressively

 

[nkkm]

Another pic of mimic tang. Any chance it’s fungal?

 

[Crabs McJones]

Velvet. Dont bother ramping up your copper over several days. Your fish will be dead before then. In my experience, and I've personally done this multiple times, the fish can go directly into therapudic copper. If it was ich youd have more time, but velvet can and will kill within 48 hours

 

[Qasimja]

if you are having trouble getting the fish caught try emptying some of the water out of the tank