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Sailfin continues to do well and is fattening up quite nicely. Still has the white spot on the one fin, though. I plan to cycle my qt with ammonia and keep it ready until I need it. I still wonder about my question I posted 6 days ago--in quarantining everything, does that mean keeping corals...

The sailfin continues to improve, being much more bold and active, but it still has the one spot on its pectoral fin. It's actually starting to show interest in the frozen food I've been feeding it, too, and not just picking at the algae in the tank. In quarantining everything, does that mean...

It's been 11 days since I noticed the spot that's still there, and I suppose it could very well be lymphocystis. Unfortunately, the pad in the filter for the qt isn't cycled anymore since there hasn't been any fish in the qt for nearly a week.

Quick Update-- The sailfin--my wife name it Emmett--is doing much better in the dt. It still has the white spot on its pectoral fin, and its dorsal has some fin rot, but it's breathing much better and I do catch it nibbling at the algae in the tank. It is extremely shy now, hiding behind a...

Is that minced garlic, or garlic juice? I've actually only seen the sailfin eat a single flake--it usually just picked at the algae in the tank. It may not be "trained" to eat anything else yet.

I arrived home a few minutes ago, and the sailfin doesn't look good--clamped fins, rapid breathing, and hiding behind rocks. I turned off the lights in the hopes that would calm him down and hopefully let him rest. I was expecting him to look and act a lot better, but the shock and stress of...

Well, I actually put them both back in the dt this morning, and I've been away from home all day. What kind of vitamins do you recommend, and how would I add them to frozen food? And is it possible to add fresh garlic to frozen food? I'd be afraid to add a powerhead to a small 10-gallon...

At this point, I really can't stand watching the sailfin suffer anymore, so I'm putting it back in the dt along with the clownfish and hope for the best. He certainly couldn't be worse off than he is now.

Yes, sepulation, just the sailfin and clown now. And the sailfin is still breathing rapidly. I had the filter pad for the hang-on filter submerged in the display tank for over 3 weeks, so I was hoping it had accumulated enough beneficial bacteria to handle the bioload in the qt. I added a huge...

Sailfin is still breathing rapidly this evening. Copper test kit arrived today, hopefully the Cupramine will arrive tomorrow. Offered the fish some spirulina flakes, but only the clownfish had a few nibbles.

Well, 2 chromises gone. Just for giggles, I added some Amquel, but no change in the rapid breathing for the remaining sailfin. The clown doesn't seem affected at all. It seems that I did something wrong in setting up the qt and I should have just left things alone. The Cupramine should arrive...

The same 3 fish are still breathing very rapidly this morning despite my attempt to put more oxygen in the water. Not sure what else to try, or how long they can go on like this. I may try removing the chromises to give the rest of the fish more oxygen. I'm not sure I can start with the...

I've noticed that the tang and 2 chromises are breathing very rapidly, but my clown isn't. I checked the ammonia and nitrite thinking it could be ammonia poisoning, but both were zero. My only other thought is that they may not be getting enough oxygen. It has a side-hanging filter that may...

I'm certainly no expert, saltandpepper, but I think it is possible for ich to be present in the gills of your fish and not anywhere else, making you think it's not there when it really is. This could give you a false sense of security. Like I said, though, I'm no expert, obviously. Just to be...

Okay, moving on. The 10-gallon qt is up and running, and should be ready for fish tomorrow. I ordered Cupramine and a Seachem copper testing kit from amazon, and they should be here tomorrow. I'll read the directions and start the treatment immediately.

Ah, well. I should have my qt mostly ready by tomorrow, and ready for the fish by Tuesday. I have ordered Cupramine and a Seachem copper test kit that should arrive by Wednesday. Since I'm not 100% sure the spot on the sailfin is ich, should I hold off treatment until more spots appear, or...

Hello, Beth?

Beth?

You don't think I caught it in time, Beth? I thought that if I removed the sailfin before the ich detaches, I may not have to remove all the fish.

Four days ago, I added a sailfin tang to my dt without quarantining him, which I know is tempting fate, especially with tangs. Yesterday, I noticed a single white dot on its pectoral fin--I don't think it was there before that. It seems to be behaving normally, happily munching on the algae in...