siskiou Posted July 22, 2007 Share Posted July 22, 2007 I have a Powderbrown tang in quarantine for about 10 days by now. She seems generally fine, but I saw a few spots (ich) the second day I had her and started hyposalinity. Tank water is at 1.009. Today I noticed a few darker spots in the yellow area by the tail. They would be hard to see on the rest of her body because of the coloration. Not sure if they've always been there and are natural or if it could be black ich. But I thought hyposalinity kills black ich! Has anyone ever heard of it developing despite it or am I just freaking out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsoz Posted July 22, 2007 Share Posted July 22, 2007 If it is in QT anyway, why not treat it with some copper medication? It would not hurt to take care of the white spots as well as the black spots. I hope it pulls through. dsoz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siskiou Posted July 22, 2007 Author Share Posted July 22, 2007 Well, the hyposalinity is taking care of the Cryptocaryon, and I'm not even totally sure that the dark spots *are* black ich. The fish is acting healthy, eating well, not scratching... I don't want to start a stressful treatment, if it's really nothing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JManrow Posted July 23, 2007 Share Posted July 23, 2007 I prefer to use formalin over copper for "black ich". You might want to read this discussion from Wet Web Media on the subject. http://www.wetwebmedia.com/paravortexfaqs.htm More on the subject of Black Ich Diagnosis and Treatment http://saltaquarium.about.com/cs/compldiagnodisease/a/aa041701.htm Formalin baths http://saltaquarium.about.com/od/ichparasiticdiseases/ht/treatbrooklynel.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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