Help! What's wrong with my orchid?

[Sleepfairy]

What's wrong with my orchid dottyback? Ick, velvet, something else? She's acting lethargic too.

 

[Pbh-reef]

It looks like brook or a really bad case of velvet to me but my first guess is brook.
Read this post and see if you think it matches the description
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/brooklynella.247938/

 

[Pbh-reef]

How long has it appeared sick? How long have you had it?

 

[Sleepfairy]

How long has it appeared sick? How long have you had it?

I just noticed it last night. Paramus are all good except my ph was 7.8 after a weekly water change.

 

[Sleepfairy]

I just noticed it last night. Paramus are all good except my ph was 7.8 after a weekly water change.

I've had it about a month

 

[Pbh-reef]

When was the last fish you added to the tank? Besides fish when was the last wet thing (snail, coral, etc) you added?

 

[Crabs McJones]

Velvet would be my diagnosis as well. Act fast as fish don't usually make it more than 48 hours

 

[Sleepfairy]

When was the last fish you added to the tank? Besides fish when was the last wet thing (snail, coral, etc) you added?

Cerith snails about 3 weeks ago.

 

[Sleepfairy]

Velvet would be my diagnosis as well. Act fast as fish don't usually make it more than 48 hours

Ok. I'm headed to the LFS. I'm guessing I need to treat everyone in the tank too?

 

[Crabs McJones]

Ok. I'm headed to the LFS. I'm guessing I need to treat everyone in the tank too?

Yes, all fish will need to be pulled and put into a quarantine tank and treated. and the display tank will need to sit fishless for up to 76 days to make sure the parasite dies out.

 

[Crabs McJones]

Check out @Humblefish 's thread on velvet for more info
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/velvet-amyloodinium-ocellatum.217570/

 

[Sleepfairy]

Yes, all fish will need to be pulled and put into a quarantine tank and treated. and the display tank will need to sit fishless for up to 76 days to make sure the parasite dies out.

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[Crabs McJones]

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I know...trust me, I've been there.

 

[Pbh-reef]

At the LFS get metroplex or a similar medication just in case it is brook. Also if they have ruby reef rally get that.

@HotRocks @4FordFamily @ngoodermuth @Big G you say this is velvet or
Brook?

 

[Sleepfairy]

At the LFS get metroplex or a similar medication just in case it is brook. Also if they have ruby reef rally get that.

@HotRocks @4FordFamily @ngoodermuth @Big G you say this is velvet or
Brook?

They only had Ich-X

 

[Pbh-reef]

They only had Ich-X

- I would try to get copper power if I could. Take a look at this thread about hikari ich-x
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/hikari-ich-x-opinions.252835/

 

[4FordFamily]

I actually think that’s brook, but it could be velvet and brook.

I’d treat with copper power and metroplex concurrently and ASAP as they’ll treat both.

 

[Sleepfairy]

I actually think that’s brook, but it could be velvet and brook.

I’d treat with copper power and metroplex concurrently and ASAP as they’ll treat both.

I was leaning toward brook too. Sounds more like what's going on. It was really fast.

 

[Sleepfairy]

I was leaning toward brook too. Sounds more like what's going on. It was really fast.

Found a lfs that has the Metroplex and Cupremine but no Copper Power. Is Cupremine ok?

 

[4FordFamily]

Found a lfs that has the Metroplex and Cupremine but no Copper Power. Is Cupremine ok?

In a pinch it’s better than nothing. Do they have copper safe and a Hanna copper checker?