Is this Ich?

[Btownexpress]

Acting weird the last 2 days finally found him on the backside of the rock work.

Now on the bottom of the tank.

 

[snorvich]

When was this fish acquired? Quarantined? Fish behavior?

 

[Btownexpress]

6 months ago, was acting fine.

I haven't seen him the last 2 days. Looks like a huge scar on his stomach.

 

[Btownexpress]

Tank Mates
1 Kolle Tang
2 Clowns
1Yellow Goby
1 Boxer Shrimp
1 Cleaner Shrimp

 

[snorvich]

When was the last "something wet" added to the tank?

 

[Btownexpress]

Blue Tang and the Kolle Tang 6 months ago,

Im freaked out, i have 8 fish showing up on Saturday.

 

[Nina51]

if you haven't already, i'd be setting up a qt! a BIG qt. it's hard to tell anything by the pictures other than he looks really faded. IF this is ich, you will have to get him out, treat him, and leave your tank fishless for 72 days to allow the parasite to die off.

good luck, you have your work cut out for you.

 

[Btownexpress]

I stayed up last night till 2am, and my 40 gallon is up and running!!

Do i put the 8 new fish with the blue tang?

Or do i put them into DT tank?

jason

 

[jduck]

All new fish into qt. And possibly current fish if you see ich on them.

 

[martouf13]

All current fish and all new fish need to be in the QT. Leave the tank fishless for approx a month. Turn up the DT's heat to about 82 to make the ich life-cycle speed up to help speed along the ich die-off.

 

[Deinonych]

All current fish and all new fish need to be in the QT. Leave the tank fishless for approx a month. Turn up the DT's heat to about 82 to make the ich life-cycle speed up to help speed along the ich die-off.

Fallow time is 72 days, not a month. Increasing the temperature lowers dissolved oxygen and raises blood pH, so it is not a good idea for marine systems.

 

[martouf13]

Fallow time is 72 days, not a month. Increasing the temperature lowers dissolved oxygen and raises blood pH, so it is not a good idea for marine systems.

If the DT has nothing but Live Rock then it doesn't matter.

 

[Deinonych]

If the DT has nothing but Live Rock then it doesn't matter.

For pH, true. Fallow period needs to be 72 days regardless.

 

[snorvich]

All current fish and all new fish need to be in the QT. Leave the tank fishless for approx a month. Turn up the DT's heat to about 82 to make the ich life-cycle speed up to help speed along the ich die-off.

Actually, that is not correct. Fallow period for ich is 72 days, and salt water ich is not affected by raising temperature (fresh water ich is)

 

[snorvich]

If the DT has nothing but Live Rock then it doesn't matter.

Sorry, that is wrong. Please read the ich stickies on the back end of the life cycle.