Joys of Ick in a 180 gallon DT

[TimT]

I have seen Mandarin's with ick.

Mandarins have scaleless skin and rely on a mucous layer to protect themselves. But, when they are caught with a fish net and rolled around in the net the mucous layer gets scraped off. Then they have no protection left. Once you use the net on a Mandarin you need to rinse it thoroughly as the mucous is toxic to other fish.

[Howie]

I am almost positive it was ick, spots disappeared and came back ect. This started at least 3 weeks ago. I would assume velvet would kill much quicker from what I have read. I could have possibly misidentified it lol but either way all fish are in qt now being treated.