salfin Tang got some white marks..(iCk?)

[giantbicycle]

Hi Everyone out there....Recently, i saw my Salfin Tang having some so called -White Dots/patches on its body...and fin... a small amount...

At first sight, i thought it was White spots..but wHite spots are small dots and this are some white patches....it seems like white spots on the fins and a few too on its body..but some patches of white on its body too.... could it be Ick?

It is been with me for half a month and it is eating and peaking on my LR's..and showing Interest in food..good appitite too..but i'am afraid that it might be serious and therefore pass out..

What should i do? I cant perform Hypo and dose copper as it is a reef tank , catching it out is impossible too as i might stress it ....

Advice needed ..

Thanks in advance..

[FuEl]

Fungus? Parasites? In any case check your water parameters for any thing which might bring about stress. Your fish should recover by itself if all is well. You can perform slight hyposalinity treatment. Don't go below a specific gravity of 1.018 (That's the lowest I tried).

[iori_del]

Fungus? Parasites? In any case check your water parameters for any thing which might bring about stress. Your fish should recover by itself if all is well. You can perform slight hyposalinity treatment. Don't go below a specific gravity of 1.018 (That's the lowest I tried).

huh? i tot 1.008?? ask weileong

[shoelevy]

white patches?

could it be marine velvet?

[FuEl]

huh? i tot 1.008?? ask weileong

Hehe..that's why I said slight. Inverts don't take to lower salinity too well, but I have reached 1.018 safely, did'nt dare to go lower. It's much better than 1.025 if you suspect your fish is sick right?

[giantbicycle]

Fungus? Parasites? In any case check your water parameters for any thing which might bring about stress. Your fish should recover by itself if all is well. You can perform slight hyposalinity treatment. Don't go below a specific gravity of 1.018 (That's the lowest I tried).

i duno what it is somehow it seems like ick , somehow it dosent...

icee...anyway,i'll try to lower down my SG slowly....now is ard 1.024

yea, too low my star cant take it...thanks ...

did u learnt any cure related to this in yr colleage?

[giantbicycle]

huh? i tot 1.008?? ask weileong

Thats called real Hypo...and i scare my inverts as well as corals cant take it.... anw

[giantbicycle]

It's much better than 1.025 if you suspect your fish is sick right?

but just a point there...will it stress out my fishes even more at lower SG?