fish have white specks covering body

[Jpino004]

they rnt like blotches its like if they sprinkled white specs all over the fish, the clownifsh are what look the worst then the purple dottback, i dont think my pajamas have it yet...

what i put in the water is Dr. G's for the coral, i was using an ich treatment before to see if that was the problem but it hasnt done much, and i also add calcium to the tank.

the clownfish have the white specs and some disturbance on the scales and sking surface....

anyone know what this might be and how i can cure it

All my coral look amazing right now its just the fish that im having problems with

thanks!

 

[coralmojo]

sounds like ich...read up on causes and prevention...not any TRUE cures...

DrMerle

 

[deviilsadvocate]

If the white spots are like sand specles, its a very good chance they have ich. That sucks. Although some people may have mixed feelings about treating ich with freshwater dips, I have to say that it's worked for me. You may want to read up on it and if you have any questions let me know.

 

[Jpino004]

oh and another thing before the fish got ill white sand like (but a bit larger) was all over the walls of the tank idk if that has anything to do it with.

 

[deviilsadvocate]

Jpino, pictures would really help...

 

[pimpman75]

ich: freash water dipping works good!

 

[coastie81]

hypo, umless you have inverts or corals then move to a Q/T and hypo for 6 weeks. Worked for me.

 

[nathan.hales]

sounds like ich. if you cant remove the fish try skunk cleaner shrimp. mr hawkfish had ich, i added a skunk cleaner shrimp, and within a couple days, the hawkfish was back to good health.

 

[csdavis]

Yeah either ich or brooklynella, I have had good success with hyposalinity and garlic but hypo would require that you have another tank or even a rubber maid bin that you could use to drop the salinity down to 1.012. I would also recommend quarantining a new fish you get for this reason specifically. Best of luck.