Dreded tang and ich

[PeterEde]

So I got this tang 2 weeks ago or so. It had been in the lfs a few weeks in a qt/copper tank.

I noticed spots on it so have qtd it.
I been dosing reefmedic since most other disease medication are not available in Australia.
I thought it was looking better until today.
I just gave it a 4 min fresh water dip which seems to have made it much more obvious.
How often can you fresh water dip?

 

[PrattysReef]

Following as I'm also in Australia and find it hard to find medications here

 

[PeterEde]

Following as I'm also in Australia and find it hard to find medications here

We get screwed here. Just the bare essentials

 

[PrattysReef]

Need copper treatments ? Forget it that could be poison hahahah

 

[threebuoys]

Unfortunately, fresh water dips do very little towards solving the underlying parasitic infection.

Where dot the lfs get the copper it used to qt the fish earlier?

The stage of the infection is quite advanced. If you can't find copper, you might try hyposalinity quarantine but it may be too late.

Search for hyposalinity on this forum and you will find instructions.

 

[PrattysReef]

As retailers they have access to stuff us mere hobbiests are able to acquire

 

[threebuoys]

As retailers they have access to stuff us mere hobbiests are able to acquire

I recognize that's an issue, but can the retailer not offer some type of assistance in these circumstances, even to the point of you returning the fish to be QT in copper at his location?

 

[PrattysReef]

I've found one place that was willing to give a refund and treat the fish themselves but that's rare from my experience

 

[Tamberav]

I would do hybrid TTM since you can’t get copper.

 

[PeterEde]

I would do hybrid TTM since you can’t get copper.

Ttm?

 

[PrattysReef]

Tank transfer method

 

[vetteguy53081]

So I got this tang 2 weeks ago or so. It had been in the lfs a few weeks in a qt/copper tank.

I noticed spots on it so have qtd it.
I been dosing reefmedic since most other disease medication are not available in Australia.
I thought it was looking better until today.
I just gave it a 4 min fresh water dip which seems to have made it much more obvious.
How often can you fresh water dip?

This is velvet and TTM will take quite long not to mention stress imposed , but you can do hyposalinity. Medic is a peroxide salt although it did work for me with addition of Ruby Rally Pro for 7 days.
One method that may work is hyposalinity in which you would lower salinity to 1.009 and can be achieved by removing a quart of water every 15 mins until salinity lowered and add an airstone for added oxygen.

 

[Tamberav]

This is velvet and TTM will take quite long not to mention stress imposed , but you can do hyposalinity. Medic is a peroxide salt although it did work for me with addition of Ruby Rally Pro for 7 days.
One method that may work is hyposalinity in which you would lower salinity to 1.009 and can be achieved by removing a quart of water every 15 mins until salinity lowered and add an airstone for added oxygen.

I am fairly certain hypo does not work on velvet. Only ich and flukes.

 

[Tamberav]

Ttm?

hybrid tank transfer method. It uses diluted peroxide dips and moving the fish to new clean sterile tank every so many days.

 

[vetteguy53081]

I am fairly certain hypo does not work on velvet. Only ich and flukes.

You’re absolutely right but has worked for me and mr saltwater Mark is here and said worked for him also but TTM a pain but works

 

[PeterEde]

Sadly my sailfin didn't make it.
No more tangs.