Regal with spots

[scotty333]

Guys,
I’ve had this regal tang 2 weeks now and he was perfect until yesterday I saw him flashing and inspected him only to see about a dozen spots , white
I did add a fire fish on Wednesday but he and all others are fine
I’ll try to get a picture but I’m wondering if given he’s 2 weeks clear can ich still pop up?

 

[crazyfishmom]

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Guys,
I’ve had this regal tang 2 weeks now and he was perfect until yesterday I saw him flashing and inspected him only to see about a dozen spots , white
I did add a fire fish on Wednesday but he and all others are fine
I’ll try to get a picture but I’m wondering if given he’s 2 weeks clear can ich still pop up?

Any stressful event can lead to ich and some fish are carriers but do not show clear symptoms. A picture under white light would definitely help.

 

[Provate]

It's difficult to tell without pictures.

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

Guys,
I’ve had this regal tang 2 weeks now and he was perfect until yesterday I saw him flashing and inspected him only to see about a dozen spots , white
I did add a fire fish on Wednesday but he and all others are fine
I’ll try to get a picture but I’m wondering if given he’s 2 weeks clear can ich still pop up?

2 weeks after exposure or a stress event (like moving the fish) is just about when most fish start to show ich trophonts.

If you post a picture and video under white light, we may be able to confirm your diagnosis.

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[scotty333]

Any need to panic yet? Dose something for instance? He’s well fat and otherwise healthy, I feed 5 times a day , brine,mysis,krill,nori

 

[vetteguy53081]

Any need to panic yet? Dose something for instance? He’s well fat and otherwise healthy, I feed 5 times a day , brine,mysis,krill,nori

These are mucus cones likely mixed in with ich as indicated ich by Jay
Your best recommendation is to treat as if treating for ich with coppersafe for 30 days at 2.25 copper level
Other fish may not show signs of this but keep an eye on them for any appearance

 

[scotty333]

He even hand feeds he’s so settled

 

[scotty333]

These are mucus cones likely mixed in with ich as indicated ich by Jay
Your best recommendation is to treat as if treating for ich with coppersafe for 30 days at 2.25 copper level
Other fish may not show signs of this but keep an eye on them for any appearance

I can’t add copper to a reef , any reef safe solutions?

 

[Jekyl]

I can’t add copper to a reef , any reef safe solutions?

Hyposalinity. All coral, inverts and algae need to be removed though.

 

[scotty333]

Can’t do that either

 

[vetteguy53081]

I can’t add copper to a reef , any reef safe solutions?

You say can’t but there has to be a method as it only worsens every 24 hrs
A quarantine tank can be a basic tank kit from Walmart or even a Rubbermaid tub

 

[scotty333]

I have a reef so need a reef safe method , this is 2024 not 1990 there must be something now?

 

[Dbichler]

there’s no reef safe options for ich. Flukes yes but not ich.

 

[scotty333]

Having looked closely at this I don’t think it is ich

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

I have a reef so need a reef safe method , this is 2024 not 1990 there must be something now?

Nope - not really. There are tons of products out there that claim to be reef safe treatments for ich, but none of them have good track records, and some are just snake oil. It is disheartening, but there is NO oversight to proprietary fish medications, people can bottle up anything they want and make claims about it, and no agency will correct them, only the market will (when their products fail, people stop buying them).

Assuming this turns out to be ich and not just mucus plugs, your best bet would be coppersafe or hyposalinity of all exposed fish (no inverts of course). You next best bet would be a comprehensive course of ich management. That is not as good of a solution, and often fails, but it works pretty well if you catch the infection soon enough:

"Ich Management"

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Jay

 

[scotty333]

Regals perfect now, 6 meals a day consisting of nori, mysis, brine , krill and he’s fat as f%#€
Ozone running during the night might have helped

 

[BiggestE22]

I can’t add copper to a reef , any reef safe solutions?

Gotta quarantine tank him

 

[BiggestE22]

I have a reef so need a reef safe method , this is 2024 not 1990 there must be something now?

The reef safe method is not to buy fish if you have no way to treat them. If he had black onion could use prozlpro in the tank but not this