Saltwaterfish.com › Forums › Saltwater Fish Forum › Fish Disease & Treatment › emperor arrived with 3 white spots on back tail
New Posts  All Forums:Forum Nav:

emperor arrived with 3 white spots on back tail

post #1 of 18
11/9/11 at 5:34pm
Thread Starter 

My emperor angel arrived yesterday and i placed it in my quartine tank. My emperor is eating fine algae sheets pellets and mysis shrimp, i saw today 3 white dots on its tail. i was wondering if i should monitor it for now it give it vitamins with its food and see if that helps or treat it. thanks - mike

Reply
post #2 of 18
11/9/11 at 5:47pm

Continue it's quarantine for the full 8 weeks to make sure. Keep feeding well if you can. If it continues to spread, then treat it. Some people feed garlic and vitamin C supplements and say it works. It only boosts the immune system, it doesn't treat the disease.

 

Beth will be coming around any second...

Reply
post #3 of 18
11/9/11 at 5:56pm
Thread Starter 

thanks, this is why i started my qt tank. he looks great otherwise, i have time and patience im no hurry to put him in my display tank.

Reply
post #4 of 18
11/10/11 at 8:22am

Can you post a picture of this?  It could be ich, or maybe lymphocyctis.

 

Fresh garlic juice on food and selcon or zoecon is good choices.

Reply
post #5 of 18
11/10/11 at 9:01am
Thread Starter 

i have selcon and will try to get a picture today

Reply
post #6 of 18
11/10/11 at 9:29am
Thread Starter 

its in the upper left corner, i tried my best to get a good picture.001.JPG002.JPG

Reply
post #7 of 18
11/10/11 at 10:32am

Yeah, I really can't see anything.  If it is ich, the fish will break out soon enough with more then a couple of dots.  If it is lymphocyctis, then it is something that you will need to address by providing a good environment for the fish.

 

Do you have a refractometer to do hyposalinity?

Reply
post #8 of 18
11/10/11 at 10:51am
Thread Starter 

yes i do, i dont think its ich because its in the same three spots for the last two days.

Reply
post #9 of 18
11/10/11 at 11:09am

Take a look at this link.  Using a magnifying glass may help you ID if this is your problem.

 

http://forums.saltwaterfish.com/a/lymphocystis

 

http://forums.saltwaterfish.com/t/127010/diseased-fish-pictures#post_915073

Reply
post #10 of 18
11/13/11 at 1:38pm
Thread Starter 

fish is doing good been doing dailey water changes and eats anything i put in there. white spots are still there think in may be velvet after looking at several pictures. should i try copper??

Reply
post #11 of 18
11/13/11 at 3:19pm

Its not velvet.  Velvet would have killed your fish already.

 

Given the information, I think it is likely lymphocyctis.

Reply
post #12 of 18
11/13/11 at 9:13pm

beautiful fish! good luck with the treatment!

Reply
post #13 of 18
11/14/11 at 7:52am

I would suggest putting a background on that QT.  Fish get stressed from glare and reflections. 

Reply
post #14 of 18
11/16/11 at 7:44pm
Thread Starter 

thanks, even if i dont turn the light on?? i have a 55gallon discus tank next to it which shines light on to it. i only turn the light to exam it. i have been doing water changes every other day, i think its lympho now that i look at it closely,(which will take a month to clear up correct??) fish eats like a monster and is not afraid, comes right up to the top to eat as soon as i come down the stairs.

Reply
post #15 of 18
11/16/11 at 7:52pm
Thread Starter 

317476_307226355956337_100000069256767_1287233_1487888378_n.jpg298972_300918133253826_100000069256767_1261899_604351315_n.jpghere is the tank i want to put him in when he is healthy with his two friends

Reply
post #16 of 18
11/17/11 at 8:47am

That is a very nice fish only tank.  I always struggled keeping imitation coral clean.  How do you keep it clean?

 

Lympho will always be with this fish, even if he remains asymptomatic.  The goal will be to keep the fish well and healthy in a good environment with good nutrition.  That will be your best bet against having outbreaks of lympho.  Lympho is a virus, and will always remain with the fish.  After a month in QT, if you don't see any other issues, go ahead and put him in the display. Lympho is also contagious, so other fish may catch lympho from this fish.  It is a common virus.

Reply
post #17 of 18
11/17/11 at 8:51am

WOW...clean is right...LOL...even the sand seems spotless.

 

looks nice

Reply
post #18 of 18
11/17/11 at 8:53am
Thread Starter 

I notice that lympho is common in emperor's i see them at pet store all around mt area with the same thing, Never see it in larger emperor's. And to answer your question about the fake coral, my cuc does and wonderful job, red and blue leg hermits and the turbo snalis goes crazy for the algae

Reply
New Posts  All Forums:Forum Nav:
  Return Home
  Back to Forum: Fish Disease & Treatment
Saltwaterfish.com › Forums › Saltwater Fish Forum › Fish Disease & Treatment › emperor arrived with 3 white spots on back tail