Tang... White spots on fin

[Metrontech]

Hey guys, hoping to get some clarity

Bought a yellowed eyed kole tang around 4-6 weeks ago

Since at one he has had white spots on his fins. After the first week it was evident that he had ich as it was all over his body

So I put him in the hospital and treated him. He sat in a hiding spot 90% of the day. The spots went away and he was returned only to find the spots the next day but only on his bottom to fins

It's been like this for a while now.

He eats and picks rocks all day

What do I do?

I have lps, softies and 4 other fish (who are all fine)

Any help would be appreciated

[rishu_pepper]

Your treatment methods include hypo, copper, CP, and TTM.

Here's an informative page on ich:

http://www.reefaquarium.com/2012/mai...yon-irritants/

Unfortunately, all your fish are now infected and will need to be treated.

[Metrontech]

I am confused and I understand why

There are millions of articles on the web about this so called Ich

But the problem is that no one has really gotten the bottom of it

This is the only fish in the entire life of my tank to have these spots

None of the other fish show any signs of anything. In 6 weeks.

Even the Tang is healthy and if I didn't see the white spots up close I would never have know

There must be something else that can fix this, there is no way I will catch him in the tank.

[Aro]

Feed him well. Keep your water in good shape. Probably nothing to worry about. Or go chicken little and tear everything apart dump some recommended magical elixirs in and chew off your nails waiting to see what happens. I've done both before and the first suggestion worked the best.

[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?

[Aro]

Like I said there's two ways to address the problem. Tough to tear apart a tank every time you see a white spot. Easy if we're talking a nano set up. Different story for fully stocked large aquariums.

[Metrontech]

But there just be a way to kill it off in the tank

Uv?

Originally Posted by Aro

Like I said there's two ways to address the problem. Tough to tear apart a tank every time you see a white spot. Easy if we're talking a nano set up. Different story for fully stocked large aquariums.

[Metrontech]

What I mean is if I remove all my fish and treat them

What kills it off in the tank?

The problem is that I don't know how it go in there, which I have read can come from anywhere

So whos to say I spend hours getting my fish out and days treating and then they all get it again when I put them back in?

Originally Posted by Metrontech

But there just be a way to kill it off in the tank

Uv?