Flame Help???

[atlfishes]

My flame has been in QT for about 6 weeks in hyposalinity. I'm finished with hypo and have started to raise salinity but I've noticed some white growth about a week ago right before its gill that has spread a little. Not Ick. I have a blue tang and clown in 20-gallon qt also and if Ick were present the tang would show it. Not to mention the growth wouldn't be in same place as it goes through the lifecycle. I have not doubt this has been brought on by stress since the flame was doing great before QT. He has also lost his appetite and his tail fin has started to shred. I'm treating been treating with Primafix for two days because I thought the white growths could be a fungus, but not sure. Iââ"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢ve also soaked food in garlic guard and tried live brine shrimp with little success. No ill signs from tang or clown. Iââ"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢m debating putting him back into the main tank, but Iââ"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢m not sure it what he has will go away on its own. I've attached pics and I'll work on getting better ones.

 

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Anyone????

 

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[arizona tech]

iwould say check your ammonia and other levels,i have aflame in hypo and if the water is out of whack he wont eat, di his fins get nipped by another fish? if anything trreat with melfix, the white spots could be lymp, or ick see if he is scratching

 

[danorth]

It matters if it will spread, and if it does will you be able to react fast enough to stop it....QT can be more stress than the main....did you buy and then qt, or did it go to the main first, then started looking bad and then qt.

Which came first. I would act like it is an internal bacterial infection and would get it back in the main. If your main is very reef, then it will have its best chance in there.

 

[atlfishes]

It was in the main for a couple of months and then I had to remove the fish and QT when I introduced Ick. I've been performing Hypo for the last 6 weeks and my hypo is finished but about a week before I started to notice this white growth that has strarted to grow up the fishes head. Fish was fine before hypo. Other fish in QT with Flame don't show any signs.

 

[atlfishes]

The fish aren't aggressive towards each other. Ammonia is between 0-.1. I make frequent water changes.