Ich??

Marcus Rogers · Aug 28, 2018

I have had a harlequin tusk in my tank for about 3 weeks now with no issues other than a fish nipping at his tail... I have removed the fish and no other fish bother him. But I have noticed small white spots on one of his fins and some on his body. Is this ich? I attached a picture... I couldn't get a very good picture but you can see some spots on the top portion of his body.

gabeb · Aug 28, 2018

Honestly impossible to tell with this picture. Try your best to get a better one. Some time it appears as spots and it’s really just a shine in the fin. Are they raised spots? Also have you seen him itching or rubbing up against any rocks? If you have a QT you may want to move him there and observe just to be safe.

ZoWhat · Aug 28, 2018

Hard to tell..... is the fish "flashing" against LR?

"Flashing" is described as a fish swimming towards a LR and does a quick body-whip striking/ quickly scratching its body against a LR

Marcus Rogers · Aug 28, 2018

gabeb said:
Honestly impossible to tell with this picture. Try your best to get a better one. Some time it appears as spots and it’s really just a shine in the fin. Are they raised spots? Also have you seen him itching or rubbing up against any rocks? If you have a QT you may want to move him there and observe just to be safe.

I can’t realy tell if they are raised.. I have not seen him rub against rock or sand, the only time he’s by rock is when he is hiding etc. he eats the most out of all the fish too. Is this pic any better?

Marcus Rogers · Aug 28, 2018

skimjim said:
Hard to tell..... is the fish "flashing" against LR?

"Flashing" is described as a fish swimming towards a LR and does a quick body-whip striking/ quickly scratching its body against a LR

He is not flashing

Williamson’s Reef · Sep 30, 2018

Update on Husk? Mine looks like that. Had him 3 weeks,eats like a pig and no one bothers him. But I just noticed spots like that under blue lights. Don’t see them under whites. Tried to catch him in my 245 to QT but he keeps hiding in the rocks. I hate to take apart my rock work.

4FordFamily · Sep 30, 2018

That does look like ich to me but the photos aren’t great. I assume you did not quarantine?

Beautiful fish!

Marcus Rogers · Sep 30, 2018

Biggestfish said:
Update on Husk? Mine looks like that. Had him 3 weeks,eats like a pig and no one bothers him. But I just noticed spots like that under blue lights. Don’t see them under whites. Tried to catch him in my 245 to QT but he keeps hiding in the rocks. I hate to take apart my rock work.

I had an ich outbreak, not sure if it was from the harlequin, I had multiple fish die, but he is still alive.