Black ich?

[timmydatoolman]

I've attached a picture of my sailfish tang, I apologize for the quality I'm having some water clarity issues right now. He seems to be acting normally and has a healthy appetite. My question is does it appear that he could have black Ich, and/or possibly white ich?

Thanks for your thoughts

[Reefer07]

That pic is really hard to see. I think most would need a better qaulity pic for accurate assessment. How long have you had this fish?

[Newsmyrna80]

It does look like black ich. Prazi is the standard treatment.

[pinnatus]

It does look like black ich. Prazi is the standard treatment.

Yup.

[CoralsAddiction]

Black ich the only instance when I would use a fresh water dip. Works like magic.

[tylersarah]

Black ich the only instance when I would use a fresh water dip. Works like magic.

Why's that? It's an effective tool in other areas too.

[CoralsAddiction]

It's an effective tool in other areas too.


Such as? It didn't work for crypto, velvet or brook. If anything it just seems to stress out a fish without remedial effects. But for black ich, I saw the dang things fall off after a dip.

[Deinonych]

Such as? It didn't work for crypto, velvet or brook. If anything it just seems to stress out a fish without remedial effects. But for black ich, I saw the dang things fall off after a dip.

It will give temporary relief for velvet and flukes as well.

[timmydatoolman]

Thanks for your opinions, I was working with that assumption but it's sure nice to have somebody else agree with my diagnosis.