why shift live rocks fish will get white spot

[Kopi]

Hi can i check with anyone why when we shifted live rocks ,fish will get white spot? and hw to cure white spot on their body without catching em

[arcanehacker]

stressed.. I realised that last time when I do a major rescape or try chasing the fishes around when catching them..

[aStRoBo|]

cos u stress u them.. whitespot is also a parasite present in the tank, there's alot of discussion on this, go find out..

[Kopi]

so is there a way to cure them without catching out to soak tape water.

I oso feed em with garlic ,will they die of with spot

[Kalib]

Other than fw dips, you can do hyposalinity which is placing the fish in saltwater of a much higher SG to kill off the parasite.

Can't quite remember what is done in this method but it was mentioned as a treatment for whitespot. I read it either here or on the reefcentral forums(www.reefcentral.com).

[arcanehacker]

Other than fw dips, you can do hyposalinity which is placing the fish in saltwater of a much higher SG to kill off the parasite.

Can't quite remember what is done in this method but it was mentioned as a treatment for whitespot. I read it either here or on the reefcentral forums(www.reefcentral.com).

thats hypersalinity you talking about.... hyposalinity is reducing salinity to as low as 1.019 gradually. Search around SRC, should be able to find many threads on it.

[terryansimon]

sounds like biology. hypotonic and hypertonic. where hypertonic means to have a lower water potential as compared to something else and hypotonic means to have a higher water potential to something else.

wait. in this case, doesn't higher salinity mean hypertonic? the water has lower mol of H20 as compared to another bucket of water?

dunno just rambling.

[arcanehacker]

sounds like biology. hypotonic and hypertonic. where hypertonic means to have a lower water potential as compared to something else and hypotonic means to have a higher water potential to something else.

wait. in this case, doesn't higher salinity mean hypertonic? the water has lower mol of H20 as compared to another bucket of water?

dunno just rambling.

yes.. hypersalinity means higher SG.. but till date I only see one person here who recommend this.

Hyposalinity would mean lower SG. Supposed to be very effective for those who tried it..

[terryansimon]

oh. now I see. thank you. (=

[hamannbmw]

Hyposalinity would mean lower SG. Supposed to be very effective for those who tried it..

AGree, this is a good method

[Kalib]

thats hypersalinity you talking about.... hyposalinity is reducing salinity to as low as 1.019 gradually. Search around SRC, should be able to find many threads on it.

Oops sorry. Got confused.

[Kopi]

LFS shop boss say got medication.that can cure white spot dunno truth anot

[arcanehacker]

LFS shop boss say got medication.that can cure white spot dunno truth anot

If its not reef safe then yes.. copper is a proven ich medication.

[vincegoh]

I did bought a bottle of non-copper based medicine for white spots at ML recommended by Henry.

Seems ok.

[hypervtec]

I did bought a bottle of non-copper based medicine for white spots at ML recommended by Henry.

Seems ok.

can i know how much u bought it for?

[AlfaRomeo]

vincegoh, issit Waterlife Myxazin that Henry recommended?

[vincegoh]

vincegoh, issit Waterlife Myxazin that Henry recommended?

Nope, it is specially for ich and it stated reef safe. I forgot the brand but it is from U.S.

[RAV-65]

normally, if the ich is due to shidting of rocks and ur fish is healthy, the ich will go away... unless after 2 days or so, and the spots are still there, den u may wanna get some of those medication, there's quite a few around, n not cheap!

Vincent Ho

[vincegoh]

The medicine is from AquaPharm.

However, my anemone did show stress and my tube anemone retracted into its tube and stay there now.

Have to do a massive water change soon.