icombs17 Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 Okay, right to the pics. http://www.flickr.com/photos/icombs17/8324881294/'> http://www.flickr.com/photos/icombs17/8324882476/'> http://www.flickr.com/photos/icombs17/8323824143/'> http://www.flickr.com/photos/icombs17/8323825145/'> http://www.flickr.com/photos/icombs17/8323826285/'> Break it to me gently. Link to comment
kveekx Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 It brings me great sorrow to inform you that your beautiful, majestic tang seems to have ich. 1 Link to comment
CardsFan Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 Before I can diagnose your fish with ich i need to first know how long have you had the tang? Link to comment
jack1978 Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 Looks like it to me. I'm going through the same thing now....4 weeks in. Beautiful fish, I'd get all fish to quarantine asap. I went the copper route (Cupramine) without any ill effects..... they actually appeared much happier just a couple days in. Good luck. Link to comment
icombs17 Posted December 30, 2012 Author Share Posted December 30, 2012 Ive had him like 3 months, been fine up till now. He is still eating fine and acting normal. Link to comment
icombs17 Posted December 30, 2012 Author Share Posted December 30, 2012 Update - Looks the same today, still eating, and hes not rubbing on the rocks or sand. Link to comment
CardsFan Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 This may sounds really bad but I would let the fish be you know if he's not rubbing on te rocks it might not be ich start soaking your food in garlic don't try to catch the fish to put in quarantine that will cause more stress. Link to comment
Kfmmartin19 Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 That's a beautiful fish. Hope it gets better soon! Link to comment
jedimasterben Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 This may sounds really bad but I would let the fish be you know if he's not rubbing on te rocks it might not be ich start soaking your food in garlic don't try to catch the fish to put in quarantine that will cause more stress. I would not listen too closely to this. I would read this in its entirety, however:http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/fish-diseases-treatments/23132-marine-ich-myths-facts.html 1 Link to comment
jack1978 Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 I agree with Ben. I lost several fish that I had for years that showed zero signs. Then I had the few remaining that made it to treatment with only showing a few spots. Treat the fish. Link to comment
icombs17 Posted December 31, 2012 Author Share Posted December 31, 2012 Here is the zinger, im leaving on friday for Hawaii for a week. So do you think he can make it till i get back before i start treatment. Link to comment
jack1978 Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 A few of mine had zero signs and were dead hours later...no spots, no rubbing. A few others showed visible signs and lasted into quarantine.... now doing great. If I had set up a quarantine tank right away instead of hoping for miscellaneous easy ways out, I'd still have all my fish. Not to mention a simple quarantine tank cost less than other bogus "treatments". Get the fish in a qt, dose Cupramine per directions, 50% wc and bring copper back up to treatment level the day you leave and have someone feed just what they consume in a feeding while you're gone. They should be fine for a week. Or don't do anything and probably come back to dead fish anyway. I'd treat your fish. Link to comment
icombs17 Posted January 2, 2013 Author Share Posted January 2, 2013 Update - He's still doing fine today and the spots have pretty much gone. Im starting to think it wasn't ich, but something stressed him out. Link to comment
glennr1978 Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 Judging by your pics that's not a very bad case of ich. Don't stress it but keep a close eye on the fish. I haven't lost a fish to ich in years but I have had the occasional outbreak from time to time (usually just confined to one or two fish). Keep him eating and the problem will take care of itself most of the time. Pretty fish! Link to comment
BustytheSnowMaam Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 I would not listen too closely to this. I would read this in its entirety, however:http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/fish-diseases-treatments/23132-marine-ich-myths-facts.html Before you think you're in the clear, read this, it's a good article. Link to comment
icombs17 Posted January 2, 2013 Author Share Posted January 2, 2013 Thanks everyone, im gunna keep watching him closely. Link to comment
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