Hypo resistant ich?

[beeps4u]

I posted this on reeffrontiers also:

Hi,

I've been treating some fish for ich with hyposalinity for over a month now. Two fish still have spots on them, and the spots have gotten worse over time, rather than better. What are the odds that I have hyposalinity resistant ich? I've kept the salinity at 1.009 (measured with refractometer). It has gotten as high as 1.010 a few times, but did not stay there for long. Is that enough to allow the ich to keep a foothold in the tank?

The spots don't look as much like the ich pictures that I've seen on line. The spots look like white worts on the fish. They are about 1 mm across and 1 mm deep. Some are even bigger than that. Is there anything else that causes white spots like this on fish? The two fish are tangs (sailfin and kole). Here's a pic. It's not good, but you can see that the spots are quite raised.

Thanks for the help.

Andrea

 

[arizona tech]

have you seen any scratching? from that picture it does not look like ick, maybe steve can help you, and what is the fish in? looks like a plastic bag, how big of a qt are the fish in

 

[beeps4u]

The fish hasn't been scratching at all. He's been acting perfectly normal. The fish is in a home made acrylic fish trap. I put him in there just for the picture. He didn't appreciate it, but there was no other way to get a picture of him.

 

[maro1]

That doesn't look like ICH to me either.

Mar

 

[beeps4u]

I was told that it looks like a crustacean infection, not ich. I'm going to do a fresh water dip and maybe a formalin dip, and I'll let you know the results.

Wish me luck.

 

[ronjeremy]

i tried the FW dips on mine...the formalin dips were the only thing that helped..be sure to wear clothing that covers your arms,face,legs ,etc.....i wore goggles,gloves,long sleeves.and jeans...the formalin doesn't need to touch your skin at all