nwyk153 Posted November 10, 2007 Share Posted November 10, 2007 Hi hi, Desperately need help here. My Butterfly is having white spots all over the body. Can anyone suggest me on wat medication to use? Thanx. Quote Reefing since 2003 4ft x 2ft x 2ft Mixed Reef (BB):- 50 Gal Sump, Apex Controlled System (Lab grade), Deltec SC1455 Protein Skimmer, Vortech MP40wQD, Jebao RW-15 Maxspect Razor 320w Eheim 1260 Return Pump, Hailea HS-66A 1/4HP chiller, TLF Reactor 150, running HydroCarbon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member reeftask Posted November 10, 2007 SRC Member Share Posted November 10, 2007 copper,..... you cannot trust all these copper,... because they kill your corals and stain your rocks. If you dont care of LR and have no corals, you can do this. best way is to take out all the fish and qurantine with hypo or copper. hypo salinity means 1.0109 and below. Please read the forum as we posted how to get rid of itch. You can get bunch of infos in the net which are more professional. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member xersion Posted November 10, 2007 SRC Member Share Posted November 10, 2007 best is not to use any medication.. just let it cure on its own.. by feeding it with food soak with garlic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Bubber Posted November 11, 2007 SRC Member Share Posted November 11, 2007 I agree with xersion, best is if you can provide it with a "stressfree" environment, i.e. maintain good water condition, provide good shelter, remove any harasser and feed it well (soak with garlic).. With all that in place, your butterfly will heal on it own.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member kevin33868 Posted November 11, 2007 SRC Member Share Posted November 11, 2007 chem marine stop parasite works great but is costly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nwyk153 Posted November 11, 2007 Author Share Posted November 11, 2007 i'll try soaking with garlic first la. i'll post the result later. Quote Reefing since 2003 4ft x 2ft x 2ft Mixed Reef (BB):- 50 Gal Sump, Apex Controlled System (Lab grade), Deltec SC1455 Protein Skimmer, Vortech MP40wQD, Jebao RW-15 Maxspect Razor 320w Eheim 1260 Return Pump, Hailea HS-66A 1/4HP chiller, TLF Reactor 150, running HydroCarbon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member burnerj Posted November 11, 2007 SRC Member Share Posted November 11, 2007 nwyk, I'm having a blue tang and powder blue tang both are ich magnet. For my blue tang, it got covered with ich 1 week after intro to the tank but it heal by itself in 2weeks time and now ... swimming strong and FAT. My powder blue, got ich after 3 days and now after 1 1/2 week, it's recovering but still shy. To me let it be in the tank and try not catch it out and treat it as i might worsen the case and sending RIP faster. As long as the fish is eating it's alright. All the best bro My opinion, your call. Quote --Tank-- 3.8ft x 2.5ft x 2.5ft - 12mm(Main) Ñ„ 3ft x 2ft x 2ft - 8mm (Sump) --Equipments-- Chiller - 3/4hp Pacific Coo Ñ„ FR - Resun FR Ñ„ Skimmer - ATI Bubble Master 250 - Reef Maniac 30" Beckeet Ñ„ Filter - Schuran Trickle filter Ñ„ Controllers - Aquatronica Advance Controller System --Pumps-- Return Pump - Rio 24 HF Ñ„ Beckeet Pump - Resun MD55 Ñ„ Equipment Pump - Aquabee 3000 Ñ„ Wavemaker - Tunze 6060, 2 x Seio 1500 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nwyk153 Posted November 12, 2007 Author Share Posted November 12, 2007 My garlic technic isn't working. But i'll keep on trying. Anyway, like bro burnerj says, to let it be in the tank and let it heal it self, i'll try to do that. Will keep updates. Quote Reefing since 2003 4ft x 2ft x 2ft Mixed Reef (BB):- 50 Gal Sump, Apex Controlled System (Lab grade), Deltec SC1455 Protein Skimmer, Vortech MP40wQD, Jebao RW-15 Maxspect Razor 320w Eheim 1260 Return Pump, Hailea HS-66A 1/4HP chiller, TLF Reactor 150, running HydroCarbon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member xersion Posted November 12, 2007 SRC Member Share Posted November 12, 2007 wish u all the best.. ich is common for marine. take it as part of the fun in reefing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Bubber Posted November 12, 2007 SRC Member Share Posted November 12, 2007 My garlic technic isn't working. But i'll keep on trying. Anyway, like bro burnerj says, to let it be in the tank and let it heal it self, i'll try to do that. Will keep updates. bro, remember to check on your water parameters and take care not to overfeed.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member reeftask Posted November 12, 2007 SRC Member Share Posted November 12, 2007 My advise is to quarantine it. If not you will risk the whole tank's fishes to be infested. I got my tank wiped out within 2weeks on 6 yrs ago so I wont risk again. Well, its your own decision. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nwyk153 Posted November 13, 2007 Author Share Posted November 13, 2007 My advise is to quarantine it. If not you will risk the whole tank's fishes to be infested. I got my tank wiped out within 2weeks on 6 yrs ago so I wont risk again. Well, its your own decision. My butterfly is in my quarantine tank la. Just bought that fella. But now up to fish heaven already. Quote Reefing since 2003 4ft x 2ft x 2ft Mixed Reef (BB):- 50 Gal Sump, Apex Controlled System (Lab grade), Deltec SC1455 Protein Skimmer, Vortech MP40wQD, Jebao RW-15 Maxspect Razor 320w Eheim 1260 Return Pump, Hailea HS-66A 1/4HP chiller, TLF Reactor 150, running HydroCarbon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member reeftask Posted November 13, 2007 SRC Member Share Posted November 13, 2007 My butterfly is in my quarantine tank la. Just bought that fella. But now up to fish heaven already. Condolence. Anywhere ceremony? Is your new quarantine tank water OK? Next time, pls monitor fish condition before buying. Best you remain a quarantine tank running in case anything emergency. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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