White spot

[phoenixhieghts]

Just wondering how you guys treat for white spot in a reef tank. I do have this stuff call Exodin that my lfs reccomends, but its rubbish!

[amcarrig]

There are quite a few threads regarding the treatment of ich so if you do a search for "ich and treatment" you should get quite a few hits with various treatment options. Good luck!!

[reef_guru]

if the white spot is on the tank its probably a calcium deposit
if the white spot is moving its a small snail
if the white spot is on a fish its ich, qt with meds

[phoenixhieghts]

i dont have a quarintine tank, not enough room in my flat for one. i have removed all my chemical and carbon filters and turned my ozoniser off and started to raise the tank temp. I have started to add the Exodin, (fingers crossed), and i'll start feeding the fish garlic tomorrow.
I have already fed them today, thats when i noticed it.

urghhh so cant be bothered with another mass wipeout. Last time i put an angelfish in my tank it gave everything oodinium - hopefully this one just has ich.

[Nemo 22]

get a neon goby small cheap fish.eats ich and prevents it.

[phoenixhieghts]

oh i didn't know that. Do cleaner wrasse do the same?

[phoenixhieghts]

this website claims malachite green is safe to use with reef - anyone tried it??

Marine fish diseases Ich, velvet, dropsy, bloat and Brooklynella

[jimw369]

Can try mixing Metronidazole in fishes food.

I mix Metronidazole, garlic extreme and Zoe with fishes food. All reef safe and seems to work for me. I feed this mix all the time not just when a problem pops up. Has worked for 7-8 mos so far.