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It is kind of hard to tell from the pics but I think I see a spot on the angel’s tail and if you’re seeing spots like that on all your fish then it sounds like you have ick.
The first post on this thread will help you decide what to do. https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/ich-cryptocaryon-irritans.191226/
With fish of that size and number my advice is to get a 30-40 gallon tank or a couple of 20 longs and treat for 30 days with copper. The preferred copper med is usually copper power and the method of checking the dosage in the water is the Hanna copper checker.
You will need to leave your tank fishless for 76 days in order to be as sure as possible that all the ich has died in the tank.
The first post on this thread will help you decide what to do. https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/ich-cryptocaryon-irritans.191226/
With fish of that size and number my advice is to get a 30-40 gallon tank or a couple of 20 longs and treat for 30 days with copper. The preferred copper med is usually copper power and the method of checking the dosage in the water is the Hanna copper checker.
You will need to leave your tank fishless for 76 days in order to be as sure as possible that all the ich has died in the tank.
My trigger swim opposite to the flow at the corner of my tank. See nothing relate of velvet’s sign. In case all my fish have ick, and I need couple more day to set up Qt. Does my fiah able to handle couple more day?
Oh my i just order 2 borbonius and pink tail wrasse from ny aquatic that come tomorrow cost me over $600. Doesn’t expect that happen to my tank. I can not catch them out. I’m filling up the water and mix salt tomorrow for qt. How long it take for my Qt to cycle asps by bio spira and seeded sponge??Usually by infesting the gills and damaging them to the point where the fish can’t breathe.
Sorry misread ‘how’ for ‘how long’. Ifh doesn’t kill in days most of the time, usually in weeks, but the sooner you treat the better in terms of damage to this fish and the chance of secondary bacterial infections.
In the mean time try feeding more and feeding the highest quality food to help your fish keep their strength and immune system up
In the mean time try feeding more and feeding the highest quality food to help your fish keep their strength and immune system up
I usually feed reef frenzy with hikari’s squid mixed with garlic. I heavy feed and all my fish eat really well, especially my trigger and angel. Bad thing they have ich. Then how long it take for cycle a Qt with bio spiral and seed sponge????
I’m not sure I haven’t used biospura. In a qt you can plan to do heavy water changes at first to help you keep up with ammonia. Don’t use prime or other ammonia binders if you’re dosing copper because the combo is lethal to fish.
My guess is biospira will cycle in 1-5 days but I’m not sure
My guess is biospira will cycle in 1-5 days but I’m not sure
just one 10 gallon? Based on the fish I see in the pics I would very much encourage you to get at least two 20 long tanks.
I need to go for the night - my advice for right now is to take a few deep breaths and do some reading on the disease forum and make a plan for your fish. My husband’s dad is a doctor and he has an expression that after the first mistake the second isn’t far behind. Do some reading and planning and your fish will be much better off than if you act quickly but without thinking things through.
The first post of this thread is a solid place to start.https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/my-current-qt-process.483371/
Also read here for ammonia control
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/ammonia-control-in-a-hospital-tank.296119/
I need to go for the night - my advice for right now is to take a few deep breaths and do some reading on the disease forum and make a plan for your fish. My husband’s dad is a doctor and he has an expression that after the first mistake the second isn’t far behind. Do some reading and planning and your fish will be much better off than if you act quickly but without thinking things through.
The first post of this thread is a solid place to start.https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/my-current-qt-process.483371/
Also read here for ammonia control
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/ammonia-control-in-a-hospital-tank.296119/
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I have never quarantined that many fish
@HotRocks and @4FordFamily will be better able to answer that quetsion
@HotRocks and @4FordFamily will be better able to answer that quetsion
HotRocks
Fish Fanatic!
Personally I would use no smaller than a 40b for the fish you have.
You can predose the tank up to 1.0ppm and then ramp up to your therapeutic target over 3-5 days.
Here is what I do:
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/my-current-qt-process.483371/unread
You can predose the tank up to 1.0ppm and then ramp up to your therapeutic target over 3-5 days.
Here is what I do:
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/my-current-qt-process.483371/unread
I can’t tell from the pics if it’s ich or velvet but if your trigger is swimming into the flow in a corner that’s a sign of velvet.
You’ll need a 40G or even better a 55G to QT all of your fish.
Ramp up copper (copper power) to 2.0 ppm over the next few days,if your fish can wait that long. They will need to stay in copper for either 14 days if you can transfer to a sterile QT or 30 days if you only have the one. Your display will need to be fallow (fishless) for 76 days to cover all the bases parasite wise.
You’ll need a 40G or even better a 55G to QT all of your fish.
Ramp up copper (copper power) to 2.0 ppm over the next few days,if your fish can wait that long. They will need to stay in copper for either 14 days if you can transfer to a sterile QT or 30 days if you only have the one. Your display will need to be fallow (fishless) for 76 days to cover all the bases parasite wise.
4FordFamily
Tang, Angel, and Wrasse Nerd!
I agree with the advice already given. Remove the fish and treat. Leave your display tank fishless for 76 days.
I would act quickly, what you see on the outside of the fish is usually quite mild compared to the damage already in the gills at that point.
I would act quickly, what you see on the outside of the fish is usually quite mild compared to the damage already in the gills at that point.
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+1 lm fairly certain it’s velvet... if you can take some pictures with the daylights on I think it would be easier to see in the photos...
Velvet (Amyloodinium ocellatum)
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As I check the symptom of velvet that the white spot will spread out after hours, but it has been 2 days but only few dots came up like my angel.y angel acting normal which same as my trigger except swimming opposite the flow. Does cooper treat both velvet and ich right??. Can I throw my fish after 1 days set up my QT?
