is that sings of ich ? ?

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  1. maxter

    maxter Flamingo Tongue

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    hello i bought two new fish yesterday i don't have qt tank so after 30 min acclimating the fish go directly to the dt , they yellow tang keep bullying the newly added foxface and now i see some white spots on the foxface is that some sings of ich ? ??

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  3. Corailline

    Corailline Super Moderator

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    Can not tell from the image. Marine Ich looks like grains of salt so it's actually pretty easy to diagnosis. Sounds like the ideal set up for ich to take hold though, a bullied fish is always problematic.

    What size is the tank?

    You probably need to remove one or the other at this point. You can try taping a mirror to the side of the tank and see if the tang is distracted enough to leave the fox alone.

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    maxter Flamingo Tongue

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    thx corailline the aquarium is 65 gal
     
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    Unfortunately I doubt it will work out, the tank is not big enough to allow one fish to get out of the others way. First comes aggression, then stress, next disease.
     
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    yeah i think both fishes have to go :( now i cant see the foxface looks like he is hiding in the rockwork.. .
     
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    Do not get stung getting the fish out and I would use a container not a net to get them out so they do not get tangled.

    Good luck.
     
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    i got the mirror the yellow tang is crazy looking herself for how long i should leave the mirror ? i assume right after i took the mirror he goiing to bull the foxface again or not ?
     
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    Yes he will, you have to leave the mirror up for a couple days so the Fox Face can relax.
     
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    I am not an expert on foxface fish at all, but in that image, the foxface looks pretty skinny - I'm not sure how healthy it is :(
     
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    :S tomorrow m going to sell the yellow tang for 25 , thinking to sell the foxface too :S m going to need help to chose new fishes