velvet / transfering in quarantine tank

[Shesame]

Hi guys, As you can see, I have a beautiful desease in my tank that decimate almost everything exept 2 fish. I discuss with my reef shop and he suggest me to transfer the fish in a quarantine tank. I have only a blue tang ( 12 years old ) left and a hawkfish, I bought a 35 gallon tank so the tang must have space, But I dont have enough water to fully fill the tank so I wont be able to start the filter for 24 to 48 hours.

I want to know if I should wait or or transfer them.

QT spec :

start the tank with bacto blend with completely new water ( as advice )
PPM: 30 . the lower the better ?
temp : 73 f / 24 c





And If you have other advice you are welcome.


Sorry for my english ( 3rd langage)

 

[fishguy242]

#fishmedic

 

[ZombieEngineer]

You can buy yourself some time by doing a freshwater dip to the remaining fish.

Instructions:

How To - Freshwater Dip

Freshwater Dip (updated 7-30-2023) What It Treats: Provides temporary relief of some parasites - Marine Velvet Disease, Brooklynella hostilis, Uronema marinum seem most susceptible to the osmotic shock. A FW dip can also be used to dislodge certain crustaceans and worms, such as Parasitic...

humble.fish

You need to get them in a copper quarantine as soon as possible. Buy water from your fish store if need be.

 

[Shesame]

cant get copper I am in canada... and I wont be able to by more water until Wednesday

 

[vetteguy53081]

Hi guys, As you can see, I have a beautiful desease in my tank that decimate almost everything exept 2 fish. I discuss with my reef shop and he suggest me to transfer the fish in a quarantine tank. I have only a blue tang ( 12 years old ) left and a hawkfish, I bought a 35 gallon tank so the tang must have space, But I dont have enough water to fully fill the tank so I wont be able to start the filter for 24 to 48 hours.

I want to know if I should wait or or transfer them.

QT spec :

start the tank with bacto blend with completely new water ( as advice )
PPM: 30 . the lower the better ?
temp : 73 f / 24 c





And If you have other advice you are welcome.


Sorry for my english ( 3rd langage)

You said " As you can see". We see nothing as there are no pics. If Velvet, you dont want to wait.
Fish with velvet will typically stay at the surface of the water, or remain in a position where a steady flow of water is present in the aquarium. As the disease progresses outwards from the gills, the cysts then become visible on the fins and body. Although these cysts may appear as tiny white dots the size of a grain of salt, like the first sign of Saltwater Ich or White Spot Disease, what sets Oodinium apart from other types of ich is that at this point the fish have the appearance of being coated with what looks like a whitish or tan to golden colored, velvet-like film, thus the name Velvet Disease.
Remove fish from main tank and give them a FW dip or bath and then place them into a QT with vigorous aeration provided. Treat the fish in the QT with a copper-based medication. Although many over-the-counter remedies contain the general name as ich or ick treatments, carefully read the box to be sure it is specifically designed to target Oodinium

 

[fishguy242]

pics and or a short video can help the experts.

 

[ZombieEngineer]

cant get copper I am in canada... and I wont be able to by more water until Wednesday

Copper is one that is unaffected by those bans. I see it right here on Amazon.ca and your fish store should also have some.

Amazon.ca : copper power

 

[Shesame]

 

[ZombieEngineer]

That's velvet for sure. Looks like powdered sugar.

 

[MnFish1]

That's velvet for sure. Looks like powdered sugar.

HUH - maybe im missing it - its a blurry mess to me - and I cant get it into focus.

To the OP- Can you look at the link in my signature - as to what to do/ask - about disease questions - that might help. It sounds like at minimum you need a hospital tank for all your fish -not just the tang - (assuming it has velvet - which is not clear to me) - tangs do die. but 12 years is not old.


To answer your question though - aeration - with anything - will help. You can also put in a HOB filter with bacteria in a bottle
It seems though like you're asking people to answer the impossible question?

Please see the Link in my signature - try to answer those questions - and so sorry about your fish - surely its stressful

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

That's velvet for sure. Looks like powdered sugar.

I would rule out velvet because the fish is still feeding well and not breathing rapidly.

Jay