Ich on Scopas

[FruiTee]

So I made a big mistake and I have no idea why I did it cause I knew I would have to QT my first tang cause they known to always carry Ich
I ended up getting a Scopas Tang about 24/hrs ago from my LFS who had him for about 4 weeks before I bought the little guy. Now i completely trust my LFS since all the fish I bought came from him and he always keeps the fish for me and tells me if they show signs of illness and none of my other fish were sick during my QT I even treated for internal pests to be sure.

I went and picked up the Scopas tang and he looked healthy was eating like a pig he still looks the same and eats like a pig but I noticed he started flashing at 9 AM this morning when I do my first feeding immediately I looked for white spots and he has like 3 small white spots on his dorsal fin

so I checked first with a Freshwater dip for 5 minutes it's not flukes or sand its definitely ich now I have him in my QT setup going to treat with Metroplex and Focus.

The real question is should I remove all my fish from my DT and start treating them? Or should I just keep them stress free and healthy and only treat the Scopas. So far none of the other fish show signs of flashing or spots but time will obviously tell.

I know metroplex isn't invert safe if you dose it in the water but if I use metroplex with focus to bind it to food if any of my inverts eat this will they perish?

 

[Zionas]

You generally have two routes.

1. Ich eradication: Move all fish to a QT tank / s and leave main tank fallow for 76 days do you can treat the fish.

2. Ich management: Done by a combination of diet (medicated food), maintaining stable water parameters and hoping the fishs’ immune system will be able to fight it off naturally.

May want to look into a UV sterilizer (not a clarifier) for the future.


What was the condition of the Scopas Tang at your LFS? Was it already weak / thin? Already sick?

The good news is the Scopas, Yellow, Sailfin, Red Sea Sailfin, Purple, Gem, and Black Tangs all belong to the genus Zebrasoma, perhaps the hardiest genus of Tangs overall. Acanthurus, Paracanthurus are more sensitive.

Eradication if you can, but if you cannot, try the management route.

Wish the best for your Scopas.

 

[Big G]

Big decision time. Here's a thread that may help you. Best of luck with your fish

Ich eradication vs. Ich management

Ich eradication vs. Ich management The purpose of this article is to discuss the pros & cons of ich eradication and ich management, and present the best methods for implementing each. Ich eradication - Simply put, this method means doing everything possible to keep ich out of your tank. That...

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[rhoff]

Hey @FruiTee - in a similar situation with my scopas after having him in my tank for 3 weeks... he's still eating a sheet of Nori per day but want to take an action vs. leaving it up to chance... new to the hobby so i'm unfortunately not setup with a QT tank, etc. to get him into right away... how did your tang fare?


Thanks