black ich on clowns

[lucas73]

i have a 29 gal biocube it is seven weeks old, i only have two oscellaris clowns i noticed some black spots developing on them. they are still active and eating. i purchased some kent garlic extreme, my question is if i can keep them eating and keep their immune system strong can they come out of it with this garlic treatment

 

[EMBRYOGUY]

are they hosting an anemone? black spots is not necessarily a sign of disease. as long as they are eating and swimming well. i would not worry.

 

[lucas73]

black ich

black ich

no they are not hosting in an anenome i just noticed these spots on my clowns asked the lfs employee he said it possibly could be black ich so i soaked their mysis in kent garlic extreme as he suggested hopefully im worried over nothing

 

[troyman]

never seen or heard of black ich dont always listen to your lfs most of them make it up as they go along i feed with garlic keep them a good mixture of differnt foods brine shrimp has no nutrition i use bloodworms mysis shrimp chopped shrimp and scallops soak it in garlic they love it

 

[lucas73]

black ich

black ich

thanks for the advice i appreciate it

 

[NCSUsalt]

^ if you have any stinging corals in your tank that the clowns may be trying to go into they will develop black spots.

^^ black ich aka black spot is most commonly seen in tangs and is caused by a tubellarian flatworm.

 

[lucas73]

black ich?

black ich?

i only have two zoanthid colonies at this time, all of my water parameters are in check and they are not bullying each other, i just dont know what would have them to develop black spots, i am feeding them mysis and oraglo pellets, i am alternating soaking their food in garlic extreme and selcon