White spots on my new Naso?!

Delphinus · #1 04-05-2010, 06:46 PM

Sorry for posting again but I had one more thought to share. I noticed you're local to me (well, sort of anyhow). FWIW, I got the Praziquantel powder from Red Coral, and the Prazipro liquid from Gold Aquariums.

The Praziquantel is a powder which is not dissolvable in water. You have to predissolve it in ethyl alcohol ("vodka"). You have to mix for a long time. I mixed for 5 minutes and even still a goodly portion of it didn't dissolve and went into the tank as white powder.

Prazipro on the other hand is already a liquid and thus ready to dose. Just follow the instructions and you're set.

On the flipside, the praziquantel powder is more a concentrated form of the pharmaceutical. So in a bad case the powder may be better, in a mild case such as yours, save yourself some hassle and go with the liquid.

If you read through the whole first thread I linked to (Christy's thread), near the end you'll see a before and after set of pictures of my tang. The difference is astounding.

I'm never not having Prazipro on hand again! Everyone should have a bottle in their "tank stuff drawer" IMO.

newreefer_59 · #2 04-05-2010, 07:18 PM

Just to be clear, I don't see any other symptoms other than the 2 white dots on his forehead. Eyes look fine as is the appetite and does not appear lethargic in any way (just a tad camera shy)

I contacted the LFS where I got it and they are looking at it as well.......

Will keep you posted

Delphinus · #3 04-05-2010, 07:45 PM

Are you sure there aren't the same two dots on the other side?

I'm looking at other Naso pictures and I notice similar spots on just about all of them (symmetrical).

If it's just one side then I still think flukes. If both sides have it then it might just be a feature of Naso tangs.

I don't know now!

newreefer_59 · #4 04-05-2010, 07:54 PM

But the spots I am referring to are the 2 very small dots directly over the eye on the yellow part on the forehead.

christyf5 · #5 04-05-2010, 08:23 PM

I think Tony might be looking at the two large pores, they can certainly be mistaken for giant flukes. I do see what you're talking about above the eye though, don't discount them thats for sure. I would certainly keep an eye on them. Tangs can be pretty bad for both flukes and ick. If it is flukes you will likely see them escalate in the next few days. There will be "rough patches" on the fish that look like mucous or frayed scales. Ick will look exactly like that, little white dots and I've found usually will go away on its own if the fish is eating well and not stressed.

FWIW, I'm with Tony, prazipro is a good thing to have on hand in your fishtank medicine arsenal. As for the ick, make sure your tang continues to eat and try to incorporate some garlic extract/garlic into the food if possible.

plutoniumJoe · #6 04-05-2010, 10:23 PM

My naso is healthy as can be and has the same spots. I wouldn't worry about it, it is natural.

#7 04-05-2010, 11:18 PM

I have used prazi-pro and it works follow the instructions do the full 7 day treatment that had the best results. you will have to keep the dose up over the treatment I did run my skimmer but just to ariate the water I did not let it skimm har to do but not imposible. or you will have to run a air pump and a airstone.

Bill

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Originally Posted by Delphinus

Sorry for posting again but I had one more thought to share. I noticed you're local to me (well, sort of anyhow). FWIW, I got the Praziquantel powder from Red Coral, and the Prazipro liquid from Gold Aquariums.

The Praziquantel is a powder which is not dissolvable in water. You have to predissolve it in ethyl alcohol ("vodka"). You have to mix for a long time. I mixed for 5 minutes and even still a goodly portion of it didn't dissolve and went into the tank as white powder.

Prazipro on the other hand is already a liquid and thus ready to dose. Just follow the instructions and you're set.

On the flipside, the praziquantel powder is more a concentrated form of the pharmaceutical. So in a bad case the powder may be better, in a mild case such as yours, save yourself some hassle and go with the liquid.

If you read through the whole first thread I linked to (Christy's thread), near the end you'll see a before and after set of pictures of my tang. The difference is astounding.

I'm never not having Prazipro on hand again! Everyone should have a bottle in their "tank stuff drawer" IMO.

saltwaterseahorses · #8 04-06-2010, 12:24 AM

hope you and your fish make it through smoothly!

untamed · #9 04-06-2010, 12:52 AM

Well... I certainly wouldn't be dosing my tank with medication of any sort based on what I can see in that photo. The largest white spots nearer the tip of the nose are normal. Beyond that, anything else that I can see looks very small.

As for ich, I have plenty of experience living with that and while my Acanthurus tangs seem to show symptoms commonly, my naso tangs seem completely immune to it. (if it IS in their gills, it doesn't seem to bother them) Naso "tangs" are pretty different than most other "tangs".

Here's a comparison shot of mine... (sorry, I guess that shot is kind of blurry)