Free Longhorn Cowfish if you want him, but he has Ick

[Guest jab502]

I live in Portland, Oregon and this fish is free to anybody that wants him. He is about 3 inches long and has lots of personality. Call me at 503-330-4772 if you are interested. Below is the details of his Ick outbreak. I understand that most of you will probably not be interested. Here is the deal.

 

I bought this longhorn cowfish, quarantined him for 2 weeks and then put him in my reef. After 3 days in my reef he came down with Ick. Probably 20 white spots all over his body. I put him back in quarantine for 3 weeks and I believe he was successfully cured. All spots fell off after about 10 days, and no new spots for the 11 days after that. Put him back in my reef three days ago and tonight he has about 5 new spots. My conclusion is that he did not bring Ick to my tank, but rather my display tank has Ick and passed it to him. He was at the LFS for over a month and looked fine. Then he got Ick after three days in my tank. Then he does great in my quarantine for 21 days, and then upon introduction to my tank a second time he shows new spots within 3 days. This is the only conclusion I can come up with. The other fish that I keep are less susceptible and must be able to live healthfully in Ick's presence without being overcome by the parasite. I am not willing to go fallow in my display tank in hopes to be able to keep this cowfish myself at a later date. I am hoping to find somebody who is willing to treat him and once he is cleared up, you have a cool healthy fish. Call me if you want more info.

[dippin61]

glad to see you made it over to the site! Hope someone will take him off your hands

[JManrow]

note: Cowfish & Puffers are highly susceptible to infestations on ich (Cryptocaryon and Amyloodinium). They are also known for being highly sensitive to copper. Be very cautious if treating with Cu, and monitor levels daily.

You may want to use an alternative treatment such as Metronidazole, etc.

If using hyposalinity treatment, be sure to return to normal salinity very slowly.

http://www.marineaquariumadvice.com/aquarium_fish_3.html