fishes died with white spot on body..

[chrislzh]

hi my powder blue died too... noticed that the cause of their death is the white spots on their body. parasite..? likely... what should i do? by getting a uv light does it helps..?

[andylee]

water parameters..

[glim18]

...normal parasites...but powder blue probably stressed and became weak over time...

I've been told that powder blues are very susceptible to this kind of infection. I've been through 3 powder blues, all died the same way. My 4th powder blue have survived the last 4 weeks and actively eating pellets with garlic. No white spots for now. keeping my fingers and toes crossed!

[chrislzh]

by getting a uv light you think will it helps.. heard from someone that uv kills parasites...

[chrislzh]

just tested the water...

ammonia is 0

nitrate and nitrite good...

calcium = 460

mag =1400

kh=10

what else to check bros?

[fishtalk1517]

Hi Chris, sorry to hear of ur powder blue. most powder tangs are ich magnet. They are also more prone to outbeark of white spots and easily stress in a new environment.

Most reefers here actually lost the fish due the white spot n ich. The percentage of keeping a powder tang is uaually 50-50 unless u might adopt this few methods as introduce by our fellow seniors here

Here's the link ich N white spots on fishes

Its quite a long thread. Hope this info helps

[KTLK]

I have tried 6 PBT b4 the success of the current one,which is now 1 year plus. My opinion:

1) Try to keep in bigger tank so they have more swimming area

2) Provide go water current

3) Have a powerful skimmer

4) Quarantine new fish

5) UV or ozone

6) Garlic

Then keep finger cross & pray hard it will thrive

Good luck!

[KennethK]

UV does helps IMO. Used to battle ich til i got UV. Mainly is u must make ur fishes eat. If they eat the chacne of dying in less. Every tank i believe there are ich. Just a matter of how u control them.

[Oceandeep]

also must feed the fish alot lettuce...........

[chrislzh]

how to train them to eat when they don't eat?

[thomas_lim]

Chris, how old is your tank? IMO, if your tank is not mature enough. Ich problem will always persist.

Not trying to boast here. I have started reefing since '95 but just join SRC couple months back. From my experience, a matured tank has a higher survival rate and lesser ich issue.

Will suggest you wait till your tank is about at least 9 months old before trying any powder tangs.

[hammy]

how to train them to eat when they don't eat?

generally i feel that fishes dont eat immediately when introduce to the tank because they do not regconise "tank food".

so maybe to train them to eat can either put them into a betta box and get the fishes to know that food is food before releasing them into main tank...

to mi , ich is there since day one... the only proven method is hypo and copper which i do not want to practice as it need a lot of work. all my fishes are with mi for quite a long time, just feed them good stuff and they will be immune to the ich. let them fight it off themselves.

feed garlicguard mysis/brine

ocean nuitrition pellet 1 & 2

i employ UV

introduce cleaner shrimp ? < this one i am not too sure, my cleaner dun work anymore.

[Dazza]

sori to hear abt yr tang bro chris ... actually u can try feeding yr remaining fishes dr bessler's pellets frm AM ... seems like a gd product... i use it but cant really put all credit to the product as i feed many varieties of pellets, live food, frozen foods to my fishes n corals ....

[markboy]

Dear Bros,

I too came across this white spot problem and at least 7 died. Blue tang yellow tang and powder.

Recently i also bought 1 yellow tang and 2 blue tang. After the 2nd day found white spot all over my blue tang and white spot on yellow tang fins.

I caught them and put in another tank:

1) and bring down my salt to 1.019.

2) Add itc medicine.

3) Soak shrimps on garlic juice for 5 mins for feeding.

4) Change water every day 15 per

5) Fresh water bath for 4 mins once a day for ONLY 3 days.

Sad to say my yellow tang didnt make it. But my 2 blue tang white spots

are gone. They look normal but will keep them seperated for at least 2 months.

Cheers.