Tang... White spots on fin

[rishu_pepper]

I hate to say this, but just because you don't see visible symptoms doesn't mean the fish don't have ich. The parasites are internal and they are there.

You could leave it alone and keep water clean and feed well and they may live long and prosper, or you could also wake up one day with a tank full of ichy/dead fish. Personally, I wouldn't take that risk.

No one ever said fishkeeping was easy. My one hippo tang showed ich last month and because of that I'm doing TTM and leaving my new DT fallow for 72 days. Of course I would have loved to put the fishes in the 8' tank, but I also want all my fish, current and future, to be completely healthy. Patience is a virtue, and for all the mistakes I've made in this hobby, losing more fish is not an option.

[The Codfather]

Originally Posted by rishu_pepper

I hate to say this, but just because you don't see visible symptoms doesn't mean the fish don't have ich.

Bingo, if one is showing symtoms, the rest have it as well.

[Metrontech]

Ok great so all my fish are sick

Now what?

Put them all in a hospital and treat them


What happens to the main tank?

Obviously the disease is in there hiding

This is the frustrating part of the hobby, the 10 thousand opinions without any resolve that is proven

Does anyone have a proven plan?

[rishu_pepper]

Originally Posted by Metrontech

Ok great so all my fish are sick

Now what?

Put them all in a hospital and treat them


What happens to the main tank?

Obviously the disease is in there hiding

This is the frustrating part of the hobby, the 10 thousand opinions without any resolve that is proven

Does anyone have a proven plan?

Proven plan: treat fish in a separate tank (pick whichever method you want: hypo, CP, copper, TTM; personally I am going with TTM as this is a tried and tested method to remove ich), leave your main DT fishless for 72 days (100% all ich parasites will die by the end of that period), put healthy fish back in after 72 days, done.

Scientific research proves that things like soaking food in garlic/Selcon, cleaner wrasses/shrimps, keeping fish healthy with lots of food, reef-safe ich medication, etc. will NOT remove ich from your system. There are no shortcuts around this, unfortunately.

[Metrontech]

What is the acceptable nh3 level?

Or should it be zero always?

[Aquattro]

yes, aim for 0. If you get a reading at all, it's going to get worse by the end of the day. Keep some prime on hand to neutralize it in an emergency. I always keep an aquaclear sponge in my sump so I have a mature filter should I need it for something like this. I've lost more fish to ammonia poisoning than I ever have to disease.