- Location
- Hamilton N,J,
I was looking at my fish and watched the white dots appear and can see a whiteish coating
My fish have velvet need help
- Thread starter criscash78
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marklugo23
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- Location
- Brooklyn/manhattan
put them in a seperate tank and treat with copper..sounds like "brooklynella"
- Location
- Mt Sinai, NY
You'll know if its velvet. Unfortunately, once the coating is visible its too late.
Get the fish out and treat them with copper.
Good luck.
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Get the fish out and treat them with copper.
Good luck.
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- Location
- Westchester
How about some details? Fish, tank,parameters, pictures. Something to go by.
- Location
- Hamilton N,J,
I thought it was velvet at first but realized it is ick. I pulled all my fish out of my display tank and put them in qt. I have been treating with hyposalinity. I tried taking pics but it is impossiable to see the little spots on my fish. My ammonia is 0, nitrite 0, nitrate just over 0. I have been lowering my salinity and relaxing now. That was a ruff 6 hours of breaking down my tank and moving water. I wont do this again every fish I get goes in a qt for 3 weeks. I feel bad seeing 3 of my fish sick. It reminds me of having the chicken pox. Thank you everyone for responding. I'm going to try to avoid using any chemicals on my fish, unless I have to. If anyone has any input on my approach I would appreciate it
- Location
- Hamilton N,J,
- Location
- Hamilton N,J,
- Location
- Sound Beach,LI
I would say ich but its hard to tell from the pics. Here's a link to some info and treatments of some common diseases http://reefkeeping.com/issues/subject/disease.php
- Location
- parsippany nj
Are your fish active & eating? Are you soaking their food in vitamins & garlic?
How low do you have the salinity in the QT?
Sometimes fish can battle the threaded ich, and win.
I so hope this will be the case with your charges.
How low do you have the salinity in the QT?
Sometimes fish can battle the threaded ich, and win.
I so hope this will be the case with your charges.
- Location
- Beacon, NY
Your will have to keep you fish in QT for 8-10 weeks. This will let the ick in you main tank live out its life cycle. One more thing are all your fish in QT now?
- Location
- Hamilton N,J,
My fish are all in qt. I have 10 are in a 38 gallon 1 is in a 20 gallon and 1 is in a 10 gallon. I have 2 display tanks a 75 that. Has coral and invertebrates in it. I have been doing water changes every day 10%. I have been doing the same to my 40 breeder. I took a live rock out of my 75 and put it in my 40 because my one angel really liked it then found out I had ich . Talk about mistakes I managed to put ich in a clean tank as if treating one tank wasn't enough. The water changes are killing me I have an. O/R SYSTEM in my kitchen for drinking water that only makes 12 gallons a day. I need to buy one if those 100 day gallon ones.
- Location
- Hamilton N,J,
I have been feeding garlic and they are eating good. Does anyone know what do I do with my yellow wrasse he likes to borrow in sand how does that work in qt
- Location
- Westchester
Sounds like you know what you're doing. Best of luck.
- Location
- FREEPORT,LONG ISLAND
Did the powder blue tang live?? That pic looks like it was to late
Good luck and keep us posted
Good luck and keep us posted
vangoghfish
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- Location
- Atlantic City, NJ
Yep, I would do the copper, and feed as heavy as possible soaked with garlic extreme, as your route may take too long, cupramine seems best and safest imo. If they are eating that is a major plus, if not, do not wait, and do the cupramine.
vangoghfish
Advanced Reefer
- Location
- Atlantic City, NJ
Make sure to feed with copper, and frozen mysis if possible. With new spectrum pellets.
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