Ich plus worms?

[jermahin]

I had an Ich outbreak this past week, forcing me to place all my fish in a hospital tank and begin a hypo routine. A couple fish didn't make it through to the completion of the salinity reduction. The ones that did seem to be reacting positively, although a day and a half later they are still not eating. (Imperator Angel, Maroon Clown, Firefish). My Naso Tang has kept his appetite through all of this unfortunately I believe he has come down with Turbellid worms. He has brown patches/spot covering his mouth/gil area as well as the side of his body and it appears as if in some areas his "skin" is coming off. A lfs recommended using a formalin/malachite green product. Is it ok to use these meds during hypo. Will it affect the other fish negatively that aren't eating already? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

[jermahin]

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If I'm wrong on my diagnosis please let me know. Thanks

 

[b0bab0ey]

It's my understanding that you can't use any meds in conjunction with hypo. Too stressful on the fish. Someone please correct me if I'm wrong.

Not 100% sure what those brown splotches are. But if they're worms, I'd think PraziPro would be your best bet. Of course, you'd have to acclimate the Tang back to s/w and treat with Cupramine & Prazi.

Hopefully someone will chime in with more knowledge than I.

 

[geaux xman]

i've done hypo 1.008-.009 with prazipro several times without any ill-effects. fish continued to eat fine as well.

 

[Neurovet]

My tang has the same thing...how did yours do?