two tangs with what I think is velvet

[fyrefightr]

My tank has a sailfin tang, mimick yellow tang, two clowns, a royal gramma, lawn mower blenny and 2 anthias. I believe both tangs came down with velvet today. Still acting normal but dusted good. How do I catch them to put in a HT and I assume I need to catch the rest in time to put in QT to keep tank fallow for 6 weeks. Best advice to keep them all alive?

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

Can you repost pictures taken under white light? Blue just doesn’t show enough definition...

If the fish’s respiration rate isn’t elevated, this is probably a moderate case of ich.

Treatment would be to move all the fish to a treatment tank and get them dosed with copper right away, using a good test kit. The trouble is copper takes a few days to get working, and this infection is already fairly advanced.

Jay

 

[lkc]

H202 bath stat!
Peroxide bath will bring instant relief and may save their lives.

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

H202 bath stat!
Peroxide bath will bring instant relief and may save their lives.

No, not if this ends up being ich. Peroxide dips only work if you then move the fish to a clean tank.
Jay

 

[Sam816]

last pic looks like velvet.
when did you noticed the spots? looks like they started at least 2-3 days earlier.