white spot or just stressed?

jacobus · April 13, 2006

hey guys ... i just got me a tiny blue tang ... it was fine at first ... but after awhile ... it became like this ...

is it just stress ? or itch ?

what do i do ? i have copper meds at home .. but last time i tried no success ... how do i do hypo ?

Qxnviolet · April 14, 2006

Erm, actually whats wrong with it? Maybe you can post a bigger pic or give a more detailed description of whats wrong with your tang. It'll help.

jacobus · April 14, 2006

haha... bros ... click on the picture ... you will get a bigger pic .. umm dunno whats wrong.. it just has little white dots on its body ... its not rubbing against anything ... just got yesterday so i left it in the betta box for observation.. update: the dots subsided this morning .. although still have one or two on the body .. will update on the progress later when i get home ... with new pics too..

hammy · April 14, 2006

are u asking whether the blue tang have ich due to stress ?

from the enlarged pic , it seem to have white spot which is ich and blue tang is a particular fish which is very susceptible to it .

if u are asking whether the tang is stressed and that's why it is lying on the side of the betta box: not really as blue tang like to do that . some will even lie flat like sleeping like that .

ich is easily regconise , white spot on the fish, no need to see the fish rubbing to comfirm

Elune · April 15, 2006

what do i do ? i have copper meds at home .. but last time i tried no success ... how do i do hypo ?

Hope this will help:

Hyposalinity Treatment]HYPOSALINITY TREATMENT

and the below is a cycle chart of the Ich cycle...

jervismun · April 15, 2006

Do you have any Cleaner Shrimp or Cleaner Wrasse in ur tank? Sometimes they help

jacobus · April 16, 2006

wow .. thanks for all the info guys ... i tried hypo ... and the TBT is now much better ... doing well in my tank ... except tt it got attacked ... but i settled tt already ... haha ... how long does it usually take for a fish to heal ?

Qxnviolet · April 16, 2006

Hrmz, white spots will come and go...especially if your fish is stressed and weak. healthy fishes are more resistant to white spots, some reefers feed them with garlic soaked food which might improve your fishes' resistance. If you wanna be sure, quarantine all new fishes for a few weeks and leave any itch infected tank fishless for around 6 to 8 weeks.

monpire · April 23, 2006

My tank just got hit by Ich...at first just use garlic and lettuce...didn't work my yellow tang went up lorry :cry2:

Some website said that freshwater bath doesn't work...but I still tried and together with hyposalinity(hope I've spelled it correctly :paiseh: ) and myxazin (recommened by Reborn) ...both Blue Tang, clark and false clown are recovering very well in Q.Tank. However,didn't work for goby and the other clown...looks like they will K.O. today :cry2:

I was told that the medicine can be used in reef tank but dare not try...later my corals go up lorry I'll cry till my eyes pop out :cry2:

Would like to thank bro weilong for the article on Hyposalinity...saved my fish lives.

Qxnviolet · April 23, 2006

Erm, its generally recommanded to leave your main tank fishless for up to 8 weeks to ensure the tank is free from the itch parasites. Some of my fishes like the boxfish constantly has abit of white spots but if its eating well and not showing signs of obvious discomfort, i'll just leave them in the tank. Try enriching your fish food with garlic and vitamins, will help build up your LS's resistance.

Patrick · April 23, 2006

Try feeding them New Life Spectrum Non medicated anti-parasites pellets. It may help to build resistance. I bought mine from Reef Depot showroom in Sing Ming. Friendly warm service from bro Seet. :bow: