Angularis Angel w/white spots?

[mdrobc1213]

Purchased a new adult Angularis Angel and had him shipped from Live Aquaria about 8-9 days ago. Arrived healthy looking but since then has developed fine white spots and seems to just mope around the tank. Haven't seen him eat yet. Remainder of fish are okay without any evidence of same white spots and eat fine (Niger Trigger, Diamond Spotted Goby, Foxface, Melenarus Wrasse, Ocellaris Clown, 3 Damsels and 1 Chromis). Figure he's stressed and its ick but not sure.

Here's a pic...thoughts?? Do not have current QT tank set up for him. Ich treatment? Tank is 150 gallon with about 80lbs of live rock and few corals now (green star polyps) now, 40 gal sump w/protein skimmer and running two Phosban's reactors w/Biopellets and D-Nitrate due to the high nitrate quality in the tap water here in AZ.

What should be next step?

 

[dragonsong]

I THINK it's marine velvet. I would wait for more experienced people to chime in but I had an angel that looked exactly like that, and a couple days later all my fish were dead, starting with the angel. I would remove and treat him ASAP; all my others appeared fine but it still took them out.

 

[snorvich]

I THINK it's marine velvet. I would wait for more experienced people to chime in but I had an angel that looked exactly like that, and a couple days later all my fish were dead, starting with the angel. I would remove and treat him ASAP; all my others appeared fine but it still took them out.

With reclusive behavior that would be my guess as well. Treatment in a display tank is unlikely to succeed but treatment of choice is chloroquine phosphate. This parasite kills quickly.

 

[mdrobc1213]

Fish died. Shortly afterwards previously healthy Niger Trigger and Foxface along with 2 Damsels also deceased. Would they not have been able to fight off Ich or Velvet since they were doing well in tank prior to this?

 

[Sapelo]

Quarantine new purchases, prevent exposing healthy fish to disease brought in by new purchases, enjoy hobby more.

 

[Dmorty217]

Fish died. Shortly afterwards previously healthy Niger Trigger and Foxface along with 2 Damsels also deceased. Would they not have been able to fight off Ich or Velvet since they were doing well in tank prior to this?

No most fish won't "fight off" velvet or ich. Some can become temporarily immune but that won't last forever. Read up on proper QT and disease diagnosis and treatment

 

[mdrobc1213]

No most fish won't "fight off" velvet or ich. Some can become temporarily immune but that won't last forever. Read up on proper QT and disease diagnosis and treatment

Suggested reading topics and/or books? Thanks