Does this look like Ich or Velvet to you?

[pryan1008]

Just picked up this wrasse about two weeks ago. I stupidly did not quarantine. It's been healthy looking since i got it, active and eating.

I noticed today that there are some white spots on it

I took the best pictures I could. The fish always seem shy when I pull the camera out!

You can kind of make out a bunch of really small white dots so I am thinking Velvet? I tried catching the fish out but he just hides in the rocks. I do have an old 10 gallon tank i can setup as a quarantine tank. I thought 10 gallons was too small which is why I didn't do it in the first place but it seems like my only option now.

Thanks!!

 

[TriggerFinger]

I can’t see anything on the fish. I have a related wrasse that also refuses pictures so I know the difficulty. Fish with velvet are known to hide from the light and swim directly in the powerhead flow. The fish also gets a “sheen” on its body. If you notice all/any of these, then there’s a good chance it’s velvet and not ich.

 

[Raege]

Hard for my old eyes to tell which . Either or confirmed you will need all fish out to get treated and run DT fallow to ensure you stop the cycle prolly means more water volume qt
#reefsquad

 

[GoVols]

To be totally honest, I just can't see anything with those shots

But... Humblefish does have a thread

The difference between ich & velvet

Many people have a hard time telling the difference between ich & velvet, or incorrectly assume all "white spots" are ich. Below are some pics of a Hippo Tang - the first one has ich, the next 4 show velvet. Ich (Cryptocaryon irritans) - Oval shaped white dots, can usually be counted. These...

www.reef2reef.com

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[saltyhog]

Ditto, can't see anything abnormal in the pictures. Any unusual behavior like hanging out in front of the return or power head?

 

[Idoc]

I can see a few scattered dots so maybe just ich. But if it looks more like fine sand/sugar in person, then worry more about velvet.

Either way, pulling for quarantine and treatment is needed. It's now in the tank, so either learn to live with it and manage it with low stress and high quality foods to build immune systems or pull all fish and treat and leave fallow for 76 days.

 

[pryan1008]

Thanks everyone for the replies! Everyone is super helpful around here! I know the pictures were super hard to see. I knew exactly what I was looking for and I could barely see the spots

I waited around this morning for the lights to turn on to see the wrasse. When it finally popped out it was covered in white spots! I grabbed a net to try and catch him. Very unsuccessful. But after darting around the tank a bunch I noticed there are no more spots! I am now hoping maybe he just had sand on him? I know some wrasses sleep in the sand at night so maybe that's it? He is almost completely clear of spots now, even less than last night so I am really hoping it's just sand. He also seems to be doing just fine (besides ticked I tried to catch him) swimming around, not hiding from the light or hanging out in the power head stream like someone mentioned. I'll be keeping a very close eye and crossing my fingers!!!

I very much learned my lesson. Even IF he is 100% fine it's not worth the stress worrying about. I am taking today to research exactly what I need to set up a quarantine tank.

Thanks everyone!