My 38day old clowns have ick

Lukel · 05/07/2012, 08:40 AM

My 38 day old false percs have ick... I didn't know what to do so I used copper treatment.. The spots are huge on fish that small.... Anyone else ran into this?

Sport507 · 05/07/2012, 04:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Lukel

My 38 day old false percs have ick... I didn't know what to do so I used copper treatment.. The spots are huge on fish that small.... Anyone else ran into this?

Luke, I haven't run into that but I would use Hypo Salinity for it, you might be safe with copper but that is what I would do. Please post a pic for us all to learn from.

Others please chime in if you know something else to try Luke needs our help.

saltyjo · 05/07/2012, 06:54 PM

Luke so sorry to hear! Hope the copper helps. When can you start adding garlic to their food? I use garlic almost every time I feed, and I have never had the experience of dealing with ick nor do I want to. Hope your little guys make it through.

Lukel · 05/07/2012, 07:46 PM

I lost 3 today... but after only 16 or 17 hours of coper i see no more spots on the fish... and everyone seems really hyper again.... still have 4 days or so of treatement...
they move so mutch, its hard to get pics...

Sport507 · 05/07/2012, 08:35 PM

Wow sorry to see that. It's not ich for sure and I have seen it in other forums but can't remember what kind parisite it is. Sorry I couldn't help.

Lukel · 05/08/2012, 04:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Sport507

Wow sorry to see that. It's not ich for sure and I have seen it in other forums but can't remember what kind parisite it is. Sorry I couldn't help.

You are right, fin rot... I just dosed melofix

ediaz · 05/08/2012, 10:45 AM

Im very bad when it comes to disease, always avoid it so dont know much how to treat, but at the hatchery I use to work when the tech forgot to bleach the sea water we got a lot of amyloodinium and cryptocaryon, they treated safely (even dottyback larvae) by reducing the salinity over the course of 10 hours as low as 1.010 and dosed with this:

http://www.marinedepot.com/Aquarium_...MEPSEX-vi.html

always keep the SG low with babies from 1.016 to 1.010-12

hope this helps

Edgar
http://addy-zone.com

pulit · 05/08/2012, 10:48 AM

would a freshwater dip help them ?

saltyjo · 05/08/2012, 03:58 PM

I used Melafix when one of my damsels had popeye. The stuff worked great. I hope your babies get better soon.

Sport507 · 05/08/2012, 04:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Lukel

You are right, fin rot... I just dosed melofix

Luke,

How they doing? Just wanted to check in to see, I know the work that goes into this, turst me.

Lukel · 05/08/2012, 08:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Sport507

Luke,

How they doing? Just wanted to check in to see, I know the work that goes into this, turst me.

after i realized i mis diagnosed... i did 50% waer change and dosed melafix... but i got sent out of town for work... so wife is looking after it... i lost 4 yesterday, but only one today...i'll get my wife to get pic tomorrow...

05/07/2012, 08:40 AM	#1
Lukel Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Pt. Colborne, ON, CANADA Posts: 193	My 38day old clowns have ick My 38 day old false percs have ick... I didn't know what to do so I used copper treatment.. The spots are huge on fish that small.... Anyone else ran into this? __________________ 135 Long , 96 DIY Dimmable L.E.D. (66 x 20k white, 30 x royal blue) Controlled by a Neptune APEX. Aquarium Life support sump, mag 5 Return, MRC-3 Dual Beckett pushed by a baracuda Current Tank Info: 135 long, Mixed Reef

05/07/2012, 07:46 PM	#4
Lukel Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Pt. Colborne, ON, CANADA Posts: 193	I lost 3 today... but after only 16 or 17 hours of coper i see no more spots on the fish... and everyone seems really hyper again.... still have 4 days or so of treatement... they move so mutch, its hard to get pics... __________________ 135 Long , 96 DIY Dimmable L.E.D. (66 x 20k white, 30 x royal blue) Controlled by a Neptune APEX. Aquarium Life support sump, mag 5 Return, MRC-3 Dual Beckett pushed by a baracuda Current Tank Info: 135 long, Mixed Reef Last edited by Lukel; 05/07/2012 at 07:52 PM.

05/07/2012, 08:35 PM	#5
Sport507 ~Just a Farm Boy~ Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Central Indiana Posts: 1,637	Wow sorry to see that. It's not ich for sure and I have seen it in other forums but can't remember what kind parisite it is. Sorry I couldn't help. __________________ Sport If you do not test for it, DON'T dose it. Indiana INDMAS Member

05/08/2012, 10:45 AM	#7
ediaz Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Grand Rapids MI Posts: 1,139	Im very bad when it comes to disease, always avoid it so dont know much how to treat, but at the hatchery I use to work when the tech forgot to bleach the sea water we got a lot of amyloodinium and cryptocaryon, they treated safely (even dottyback larvae) by reducing the salinity over the course of 10 hours as low as 1.010 and dosed with this: http://www.marinedepot.com/Aquarium_...MEPSEX-vi.html always keep the SG low with babies from 1.016 to 1.010-12 hope this helps Edgar http://addy-zone.com __________________ The Ediaz I'll just leave it blank

05/07/2012, 06:54 PM	#3
saltyjo Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Rome NY Posts: 202	Luke so sorry to hear! Hope the copper helps. When can you start adding garlic to their food? I use garlic almost every time I feed, and I have never had the experience of dealing with ick nor do I want to. Hope your little guys make it through.

05/08/2012, 10:48 AM	#8
pulit Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: new jersey Posts: 123	would a freshwater dip help them ?

05/08/2012, 03:58 PM	#9
saltyjo Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Rome NY Posts: 202	I used Melafix when one of my damsels had popeye. The stuff worked great. I hope your babies get better soon.