Velvet?

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Got a shipment of yellows in from my pet store, all were good for 2 weeks in observation now all of a sudden after I added a gem in the observation , he had ich all over and died

now all my yellows have it should I freshwater dip? They were all eating like pigs now all hiding from light , scared breathing heavy pls help

 

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Vid

 

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@vetteguy53081 @Jay Hemdal

 

[MnFish1]

I would treat them with copper per protocol - soon. Not sure its ich (could be velvet) - and if so - the sooner the better (treatment)

 

[vetteguy53081]

@vetteguy53081 @Jay Hemdal

In the time the video played, I do not see any signs suggesting velvet other than heavy breathing which too can be flukes, low salinity and elevated ammonia.
What is making you suspect velvet?
Often signs of velvet will be swimming and gasping at surface, swimming in path of flow, loss of appetite, appearance, scratching and darting as examples. Been traveling through the day.

 

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In the time the video played, I do not see any signs suggesting velvet other than heavy breathing which too can be flukes, low salinity and elevated ammonia.
What is making you suspect velvet?
Often signs of velvet will be swimming and gasping at surface, swimming in path of flow, loss of appetite, appearance, scratching and darting as examples. Been traveling through the day.

Hiding from light heavy breathing, also the pics I showed they have very small dots all over like powder

 

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This pic

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

@vetteguy53081 @Jay Hemdal

Velvet usually causes rapid breathing and not spots on the body (until late in the course of the infection). Ich looks a bit different on yellow tangs, but should not cause this rapid breathing. Therefore, unless there is an issue with aeration or water quality in this tank (be sure to rule those issues out!) then I would say this is velvet and/or ich and needs to be treated with coppersafe or copper power at 2.5 ppm ASAP.

A FW dip might buy you some time if it is velvet, but with the extra stress that causes, if you could just start a copper treatment this morning, that would be safer.

Jay

 

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Velvet usually causes rapid breathing and not spots on the body (until late in the course of the infection). Ich looks a bit different on yellow tangs, but should not cause this rapid breathing. Therefore, unless there is an issue with aeration or water quality in this tank (be sure to rule those issues out!) then I would say this is velvet and/or ich and needs to be treated with coppersafe or copper power at 2.5 ppm ASAP.

A FW dip might buy you some time if it is velvet, but with the extra stress that causes, if you could just start a copper treatment this morning, that would be safer.

Jay

Thank you , started treatment last night on the 5 left all got fw dipped, one died the rest are alive copperpower 2.58

 

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Thank you , started treatment last night on the 5 left all got fw dipped, one died the rest are alive copperpower 2.58

Update 4 still alive , one scratching against they’re hide , only 1 is eating all the rest haven’t ate for 3 days

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

Update 4 still alive , one scratching against they’re hide , only 1 is eating all the rest haven’t ate for 3 days

O.K., the copper should have kicked in by now, maybe by tomorrow. You have to be VERY certain that the ammonia level is held low, below 0.05 ppm if possible, and ensure the tank has good aeration.

Jay