Purple Tang has velvet.

[Thaxxx]

It already was in the QT it’s probably he and the other fish won’t make it. I don’t have the time to deal with multiple QT tanks. So I took him out and put him back in the display. I dipped him with the fritz copper for two days he didn’t improve. I don’t think the velvet is going to go away without weeks to months of treatment. Maybe it sounds callus but I don’t have the time to sit and babysit a fish and work 60+ hours a week. So at this point I’ll keep feeding him and hope he pulls through. QT of 15g with a tang his size will require daily water changes with copper added and then if the other fish get sick I’ll have to do the same. I don’t have a large containment system for this type of scenario.

Sounds to me the best thing for you and any fish you have is to get out of the hobby.

 

[Mandalorian]

Sounds to me the best thing for you and any fish you have is to get out of the hobby.

Or just ignore responses from morons! Thanks for playing !

 

[Mical]

IMO looks like ich. ( and ignore the morons)

 

[Mandalorian]

IMO looks like ich. ( and ignore the morons)

Thanks man! I guess some people find enjoyment being jerks. I know most people here are kind and willing to help.

 

[drawman]

Looks like Ich to me as well. I believe the fallow period for velvet is 6 weeks not 76 days (as for ich) fyi.

 

[Mandalorian]

I’m going to figure it out this weekend. I really don’t have a lot of free time working for a hedge fund is really demanding. I’m going to buy a large 40g breeder for my qt. The 15g isn’t big enough for my tang. I have to find a place in my garage which i do heat and a stand. Honestly it’s a great idea but I was holding off on these upgrade until I got me 180g upgrade. I’m keeping an eye on them

 

[Mical]

I had velvet when I added a Harlequin tusk and it wiped out 6 years worth of fish in 3 days. I was crushed, I know the pain of trying to to do the best for your pets. IMO, keep feeding your tang Nori w/garlic & selcon and maybe do a light dose of Prazipro. (I'll probably get flamed for that) But in the past when I had fish that were stressed and they were at least eating, I used the garlic, selcon & Prazi and am batting about 95% after that treatment.

 

[arking_mark]

I had velvet when I added a Harlequin tusk and it wiped out 6 years worth of fish in 3 days. I was crushed, I know the pain of trying to to do the best for your pets. IMO, keep feeding your tang Nori w/garlic & selcon and maybe do a light dose of Prazipro. (I'll probably get flamed for that) But in the past when I had fish that were stressed and they were at least eating, I used the garlic, selcon & Prazi and am batting about 95% after that treatment.

Two camps for Ich...go fallow or live with it. I've always gone the go fallow path. I now only buy QT'ed fish.

 

[Mandalorian]

Two camps for Ich...go fallow or live with it. I've always gone the go fallow path. I now only buy QT'ed fish.

I had ich long time ago on my clowns they survived but it’s years ago. I did the garlic selcon route. This just looks like a more aggressive version, more spots. I’m gonna do what I can until this weekend until I a can setup a larger QT. If I can get a reasonable tank large enough and stand I’d remove all the fish but there’s no way on gods green earth I could catch these two. Fish ninjas!

 

[arking_mark]

I had ich long time ago on my clowns they survived but it’s years ago. I did the garlic selcon route. This just looks like a more aggressive version, more spots. I’m gonna do what I can until this weekend until I a can setup a larger QT. If I can get a reasonable tank large enough and stand I’d remove all the fish but there’s no way on gods green earth I could catch these two. Fish ninjas!

Catch fish at night with red light.

There are also some good traps...

 

[arking_mark]

Catch fish at night with red light.

There are also some good traps...

From my last outbreak before going QT'ed fish only, I saved 1 fish to restart my tank using Tank Transfer Method and no copper.

 

[Mandalorian]

Well so far flame , and clown gone. Tang still alive wrasse chromis and female clown fine no ich. Bought polyp labs reef medic going to give it a try. Tomorrow going to buy larger QT tank and try to catch fish to transfer