POWDER BROWN TANG PROBLEM

JOER0178 · 03-26-2004, 03:24 AM

I HAVE A POWDER BROWN TANG HE LOOKS GOOD EXCEPT HE HAS THESE WHITE DOTS ON HIS BODY. *IVE LOOKED ON THE INTERNET ABOUT MARINE ICH AND IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE THE PICTURE ATTACHED. *IT JUST LOOKS LIKE VERY LITTLE WHITE DOTS (PERFECT CIRCLES) THAT ALMOST LOOK LIKE ITS PART OF THE FISHES COLORING. *THE FISH IS ALSO NEW TO THE TANK. *IT THIS EARLY MARINE ICH. IM SAD TO SAY I DONT HAVE A QUARANTINE TANK. * ANY IDEAS FOR TREATMENT???

JOER0178 · 03-26-2004, 03:33 AM

IN ADDITION IVE SEEN THE FISH RUB UP AGAINST THE ROCK ONCE OR TWICE BUT NOT OFTEN. *ALSO, I HAVE 2 SKUNK CLEANER SHRIMP AND 1 FIRE SHRIMP AND THEY HAVEN'T TRIED TO EAT ANYTHING OFF THE TANG AS OF YET. SINCE THE TANG SEEMS OK IF IT IS ICH AND IT FALLS OFF IN A COUPLE OF DAYS DOES ANYONE KNOW OF ANY MEDICATION THAT IS BOTH EFFECTIVE AND REEF SAFE THAT I CAN ADD TO MY MAIN TANK

Jason McKenzie · 03-26-2004, 04:22 AM

Powder Brown or White Faces Surgeon Fish do get White spots that are not always ICK. I have lived through trying to figure out how to cure ICK in a reef tank not fun. Only to have My Powered Brown clear up all on its own.
Mine used to get white spots every other week. I would monitor the situation and usually it would clear on its own.
I have, during a tank leak, treated all my fish with copper. I have also added a Cleaner Wrasse and add Garlic to all foods. I haven't have the White Dot problem since.
Do any other Fish have White Dots?

J

omard · 03-26-2004, 04:23 AM

uh oh....!!!

Sure looks what I think ICH would look like...am "freaking out" in sympathy.

Somebody please help out JOER0178!!!

I want to know also...

OmarD :huh:

JOER0178 · 03-26-2004, 04:26 AM

NO OTHER FISH HAVE IT. OMARD THE PICTURE I POSTED ISNT MY FISH ITS A INTERNET PICTURE, MY FISH THANK GOD, DOESNT LOOK LIKE THAT

Jason McKenzie · 03-26-2004, 04:33 AM

I would just monitor it.
He is eating, Breathing, Swimming normally?

Tangs esspesecially Power Browns with develope Spots that are not ICK

JOER0178 · 03-26-2004, 04:40 AM

HE IS BREATHING A LITTLE HEAVY, AND I HAVENT SEEN HIM EAT BUT I JUST GOT HIM LAST NIGHT SO HES NEW, HIS SWIMMING IS NORMAL BACK AND FORTH BACK AND FORTH

Craig Manoukian · 03-26-2004, 04:40 AM

Your cleaner shrimp ar your best insurance policy in my opinion! Do as Jason says and just monitor. Probably nothing more than the stress of a new environment. My tangs, sailfin and kole, and tank are ich free with no medications or treatments, two years in May!

Speedy · 03-26-2004, 04:57 AM

Alright, here's my opinion. If the fish has been rubbing his body up against the rocks, this to me sounds like ich.

Getting right to the point. I used Greenex to eliminate any chance of ich getting to my Maroon Yellow stripe, when I added him.

It claims to be invert and reef safe. Now when you add it your water turns really REALLY [glow=blue,2,300]blue[/glow]. It's ok. It filters right out in minutes.

My shroom kinda shriveled up for the rest of the day. Then it let go of the rock and reattached itself somewhere else, leaving behind a baby shroom (now larger than a quarter). This is all I know. I didn't have any other coral in my tank at the time. However my inverts where just fine.

Just recently, the day before yesterday, a Blue tang had ich in one of the tanks in the office. Added Greenex cleaned it right out.

JOER0178 · 03-26-2004, 05:26 AM

I THINK ILL TRY THAT IF IT ISNT GONE BY TONIGHT. THE GreeneX DIDNT HURT YOUR CRABS AND SNAILS. THE COLOR OF THE FISH IS A NICE BROWN EXCEPT FOR THE 4-5 SPOTS