Tomini tang scratching

[40g Nano]

So I got a tomini tang yesterday, and today he is out and about, grazing, and eating off a clip some. I noticed that he has rubbed up against a power head just a few times. Nothing visible on the body

so I thought it might be early stages of ich

any recommendations?
Is there a bath treatment I could use?
Thanks a lot,
Again...

 

[joe0813]

if he's rubbing then unfortunately all the fish need to come out and treated in a QT tank. However since you just added him id leave him be. You can successfully manage ICH and be perfectly fine. Feed quality food and keep your water stable and you'll be fine for the time being. If you are upgrading to a 90 in the near future I would then treat the fish for 30 days in copper power while the 90 cycles. DO NOT USE THE ROCK OR SAND FROM THE OLD TANK as it could bring in an encrusted ich parasite

 

[40g Nano]

I think I just want to manage the ich
Although, since this is probably just developing, is there an herbal or something like that treatment?

 

[40g Nano]

Like melafix

 

[joe0813]

Things like metro will help but not get rid of ich. uv set to kill parasites will also help. All the "reef safe" ich meds are just snake oils

 

[40g Nano]

Is there anything that I could use as a bath?

 

[joe0813]

There is a few things but not worth it in my opinion since he doesn't actually show signs of ich except for the few scratches on the powerhead. Plus a bath will only temporarily help him with ich. As soon as he goes back into the display tank he is susceptible to getting it again. Feed frozen soaked with selcon or other vitamins and keep your tank stable. You will be alright for now. when you do the upgrade then id say QT this fish and start clean in the new tank

 

[40g Nano]

I don’t think I want to just go with ich management since that could fail

 

[40g Nano]

So the options are TTM, copper, hypo
I have 2 tanks that I could set up for ttm, I have to get a copper test kit, and I don’t have an ATO for hypo

so
Which one seems like the best option?

 

[40g Nano]

I think I will go with TTM, and hope my clownfish and dragonet do not get infected or the ich falls off yet

 

[joe0813]

Im not a big fan of TTM.... it has to be done absolutely perfect with little room for error. Will you be QTing all your fish or just the tomini?

 

[40g Nano]

I think just the tomini unless other fish have symptoms

 

[joe0813]

I think just the tomini unless other fish have symptoms

That wont do anything.... you'd QT him just to put him back into a tank with ich. You need to remove all your fish and treat with TTM or copper and then leave the display fallow for 76-90 days

 

[40g Nano]

It has been only 48 hrs so far since he has been in the tank

doesn’t ich fall of in 3-7 days?

 

[joe0813]

yes but unfortunately it doesn't disappear, it reproduces in the tank and just multiplies.

 

[40g Nano]

What treatment would you recommend?

 

[joe0813]

I use copper power for 30 days at 1.9-2.5ppm checked with a hanna copper checker and leave the display tank empty for 90 days.

 

[40g Nano]

Why are you against TTM?

 

[joe0813]

Why are you against TTM?

to many chances for error in my opinion. It definitely works just not my preferred way of QT.

 

[40g Nano]

What do you mean so many chances for error?