Ich or velvet? I can't tell.

Salt1823 · Oct 10, 2018

Could you please help me decide what this hippo tang has? I think ich? Fish has a great appetite. She eats ogo, nori and anything you feed her. I just got her yesterday. I was planning to do ttm if ich. I know hippos can't tolerate cp. I gave her a fresh water dip tonight. She is currently in a 20 gallon that I had set up for some coral crags. I will transfer her to a bare bottom quarantine to treat & leave frag tank fallow. Could you please help me decide & any special needs for a hippo? I have been scouring this forum for several months for information. Thank you all for your contributions to this forum!!!

Crabs McJones · Oct 10, 2018

To me it appears to be ich.

Salt1823 · Oct 10, 2018

Crabs Mcjones said:
To me it appears to be ich.

Thank you @Crabs Mcjones that is so much simpler. I am pretty new to the hobby and I just don't trust my judgment yet. I will start ttm and watch her closely. I have copper on hand but I don't want to use it if I don't have to. I have had great success with ttm but I know it only works for ich.

HotRocks · Oct 10, 2018

Salt1823 said:
Thank you @Crabs Mcjones that is so much simpler. I am pretty new to the hobby and I just don't trust my judgment yet. I will start ttm and watch her closely. I have copper on hand but I don't want to use it if I don't have to. I have had great success with ttm but I know it only works for ich.

I agree with @Crabs Mcjones it looks like ich.

I would also do a FW dip to make sure it's not flukes.
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/freshwater-dip.248898/

Salt1823 · Oct 11, 2018

HotRocks said:
I agree with @Crabs Mcjones it looks like ich.

I would also do a FW dip to make sure it's not flukes.
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/freshwater-dip.248898/

Thank you @HotRocks! I did do a fresh water dip tonight and couldn't see anything come off. I will treat with general cure to catch the other possible unseen. I will have her transferred to a quarantine tank tomorrow.

pdxmonkeyboy · Oct 11, 2018

DONT BE AFRAID OF COPPER!!!

why are so many people so adverse to copper??

Salt1823 · Oct 11, 2018

Brian Bieger said:
DONT BE AFRAID OF COPPER!!!

why are so many people so adverse to copper??

I'm not opposed to copper. I'm just new and I have only used it one other time. Before I found this forum.. I took a lfs advice to treat a df puffer with it...not a great experience. I don't want to make a mistake about the levels. Thank you for your input @Brian Bieger

ReefdUp · Oct 11, 2018

Recommend looking into the tank transfer method. IMO it's under-used for how effective it is. Combining it with a series of freshwater dips will treat both ich and velvet. Plus, it's easy to even add in PraziPro to treat for worms.

HotRocks · Oct 11, 2018

Using the Hanna checker makes monitoring copper level a breeze.

Salt1823 · Oct 13, 2018

I checked out the hanna checker. Thanks so much for the advice! @HotRocks I'm thinking that I need whole group of checkers.... very handy little gadgets!

HotRocks · Oct 13, 2018

Salt1823 said:
I checked out the hanna checker. Thanks so much for the advice! @HotRocks I'm thinking that I need whole group of checkers.... very handy little gadgets!

They have tons of great stuff!

I have their pH probe, and the calcium and Dkh checkers as well.

Very nice stuff!

Salt1823 · Oct 28, 2018

Just wanted to update little hippo tang is great and it was ich. I have finished the ttm and gc. I'm in observation phase of quarantine. She will be ready to go in big tank soon.

pshootr · Oct 29, 2018

Salt1823 said:
Just wanted to update little hippo tang is great and it was ich. I have finished the ttm and gc. I'm in observation phase of quarantine. She will be ready to go in big tank soon.

That is great news. [emoji106]