Ich...maybe?

BakedFish · Sep 12, 2020

My purple tang has cloudy eyes and a few spots. His skin looks hazy as if he has velvet but I know that's not the case as he has been dealing with this over 2 weeks. Any suggestions?

Rickybobby · Sep 12, 2020

That doesn’t look good. He needs qt and treatment

Redfoxtang · Sep 12, 2020

Definitely looks like ich and maybe a mixture of velvet. How has his appetite been? Any odd behaviors, swimming in power head or hiding when the lights on? Twitching his head?

BakedFish · Sep 12, 2020

Redfoxtang said:
Definitely looks like ich and maybe a mixture of velvet. How has his appetite been? Any odd behaviors, swimming in power head or hiding when the lights on? Twitching his head?

His appetite is still very good, he doesn't scratch or swim into the power head at all He swims normal around the tank and he doesn't hide when the lights are on. As I've been monitoring him I haven't noticed any twitching or anything like that.

Redfoxtang · Sep 12, 2020

He definitely has ich. Glad he doesn’t have any of the other symptoms. He could possibly have flukes as well considering the cloudy eye. I would try and pull and do a fresh water dip to rule out flukes.

BakedFish · Sep 12, 2020

Redfoxtang said:
He definitely has ich. Glad he doesn’t have any of the other symptoms. He could possibly have flukes as well considering the cloudy eye. I would try and pull and do a fresh water dip to rule out flukes.

I have done the FW dip, it didn't help with the eyes nor did I see any flukes come off.

Jay Hemdal · Sep 12, 2020

BakedFish said:
My purple tang has cloudy eyes and a few spots. His skin looks hazy as if he has velvet but I know that's not the case as he has been dealing with this over 2 weeks. Any suggestions?

That is almost definitely a moderately advanced case of ich. As you may be aware, at a certain point, the Cryptocaryon will reach a geometric progression stage, and this fish will falter. In addition, the "propagule pressure" from all of the tomites given off will overwhelm the other fish, and you will see them also become ill. You are right on the cusp of a big issue I'm afraid. If this is a FOWLR, you might consider treating in-situ. I hate to be a "debbie downer" but I think you need to get some treatment started in the next 24 hours, right away if possible.

Jay