Is this ich?!?!

[Reef.Blue]

My clown has white spots all over and I don’t know if it is ick or not. Please help!

 

[maleks.reef]

pic and vids will help other help you. Im no expert on ich and other diseases but what I know is that if it is ich, feeding your clown decent amounts of frozen mysis will help.

 

[Unitylover]

we need pics, as it might be velvet or brook

 

[Jekyl]

Make sure the pics and video are in white lighting.

 

[Lost in the Sauce]

Clear video clips 30+ seconds in white light are helpful in checking respiration rate.

 

[Reef.Blue]

pic and vids will help other help you. Im no expert on ich and other diseases but what I know is that if it is ich, feeding your clown decent amounts of frozen mysis will help.

Thank you

 

[Reef.Blue]

Thank you

I forgot to put the pics in I will attach now

 

[Matty Ice]

I’m new to this… Do you quarantine in this scenario?

 

[Reef.Blue]

I don’t have a video right now, I am out doing errands. I will get one later and post it

 

[Jekyl]

I’m new to this… Do you quarantine in this scenario?

If you're going the quarantine route it should be done before being introduced to the tank.

 

[Reef.Blue]

If you're going the quarantine route it should be done before being introduced to the tank.

The clown has been in quarantine for a little over a month now

 

[Jekyl]

Does look like ich. Are you following this set of guidelines?

Current Quarantine Protocol

2024 Quarantine Procedures Jay Hemdal David Scarborough Protozoans (Cryptocaryon/ich, Amyloodinium/velvet) and Metazoan trematodes/flukes are by far the most common parasites found on newly acquired fish. A carefully managed, proactive quarantine process can effectively eliminate these...

www.reef2reef.com

 

[maleks.reef]

No need to panic, clowns are hardy. Do your research on getting rid of ich and hopefully, the clown will survive.

 

[Lost in the Sauce]

The clown has been in quarantine for a little over a month now

That makes it easier.

I'm going to assume this was observational quarantine only and it has not gone through a copper treatment?

Reminder that your QT tools should All be kept separate from your normal system tools. Cross contamination happens all the time and isn't fun.

 

[Reef.Blue]

That makes it easier.

I'm going to assume this was observational quarantine only and it has not gone through a copper treatment?

Reminder that your QT tools should All be kept separate from your normal system tools. Cross contamination happens all the time and isn't fun.

I have not dosed copper

 

[Lost in the Sauce]

I have not dosed copper

It's about that time!

 

[Reef.Blue]

That makes it easier.

I'm going to assume this was observational quarantine only and it has not gone through a copper treatment?

Reminder that your QT tools should All be kept separate from your normal system tools. Cross contamination happens all the time and isn't fun.

Should I be dosing copper?

 

[Lost in the Sauce]

Best first action is probably to read the current protocol thread above that @Jekyl linked for you.

If you don't have one, now's the right time to get a Hannah colorometer for copper.

That protocol works. You can bypass the early observation as you already know you have ick.

Bring the levels up to therapeutic over the course of a few days. Hold them for the correct time and bring them down.

 

[Unitylover]

I don’t have a video right now, I am out doing errands. I will get one later and post it

thats ich

 

[Reef.Blue]

thats ich

Are you sure that’s ich and not brooklynella