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  1. pattie

    small white spot on the back of my new maroon clown

    SOUNDS LIKE ICH TO ME, WATCH IT AND SEE IF YOU SEE MORE OF THESE...IF SO, ADD COPPER SAFE, READ INTRUCTIONS, DO NOT USE AGAIN FOR AT LEAST 30 DAYS, GIVE IT AT LEAST 3 DAYS TO SEE YOUR ONLY WHITE SPOT TO GO AWAY, IT WILL..GOOD LUCK, PATTIE :) <img src="graemlins//eek.gif" border="0" alt="[eek]" />
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    ich on coral beatute

    IF YOUR 2 FISH HAVE BEEN IN THE SAME TANK BEFORE THEY GOT ICH, YES YOU CAN TREAT THEM TOGETHER, I DON'T HAVE A QT USED COPPER SAFE ON ALL MY FISH, MY BLUE TANG DEVELOPED IT AND THEN ANOTHER FISH.. IT TOOK AROUND 3 DAYS, DO NOT USE IT TOO OFTER, MAYBE IN A MONTH OR SO, IF YOU SEE IT COMING BACK...
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    BUMPS IN MY TRIGGER

    yes ya'll my trigger has the "l" word but guess there's nothing we can do about it can we??? i was told to just leave it be, i kinda want to get it out of my tank, it ate my new "dotty back" oh well, there was lunch for my huma!!!
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    What Does ICK Look Like on the Glass?

    WHAT I HAD ON MY TANK AFTER IT WAS CLEANED PROFFESIONALLY SEEMED LIKE WHAT YOU DISCRIBED, BUT THEY WERE BUBBLES FROM THE SEA WATER BEING ADDED, MY GUY USES SEA WATER, IT LOOKS GREAT AND THE FISH LOVE IT... DO YOU HAVE FISH THAT HAVE ICH NOW??? YOU CAN LOOK AT THE FISH IF THEY HAVE "SALT LIKE"...
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    Triggers and inverts

    TRIGGERS ARE NASTY, TERRITORIAL AND THEY HAVE TEETH, I HAVE AN ESTABLISHED AGGRESSIVE TANK AND WANTED TO ADD A FISH SO I BOUGHT AN EMPEROR SNAPPER, BUT THEY GET TOO BIG TOO SOON SO I PULLED IT OUT AND WAITED A FEW DAYS AND BOUGHT A CUTE $25.00 "DOTTY BACK"WHICH MY TRIGGER HAD FOR LUNCH RIGHT IN...
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    Trigger Fish Question

    I HAVE A PICCASO TRIGGER OR A HUMA HUMA AS IT'S CALLED, EVERYTHING WAS O.K. IN MY AGGRESSIVE TANK TILL I WANTED ANOTHER FISH AND THREW IN A DOTTY BACK WHICH THE TRIGGER HAD FOR LUNCH ASAP... $25.00 LUNCH?? TRIGGERS ARE KNOWN TO BE VERY AGGRESSIVE AND TERRITORIAL, YOU SEEM TO LIKE THEM I DON'T...
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    wrasses with inverts

    WRASSES ARE KNOWN TO LIKE INVERTEBRATES AND IF THEY CAN GET TO THEM THEY WILL... MINE TRIES ALL THE TIME, IT'S CUTE WATCHING IT TRY TO GET TO MINE..I HAVE SUCH LUCK I HAVE A REAL NICE SIZE BIRD WRASSE AND I'VE BEEN ABLE TO KEEP MY 3 HERMIT CRABS...ONE IS REAL BIG AND IT CHANGED ITSSHELL...
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    Small triggerfish?

    HI THERE, IF I WERE YOU I'D STAY AWAY FROM TRIGGERS ALL TOGETHER!! THEY SAY THAT THE PICASSO TRIGGER OR HUMA HUMA AS IT'S CALLED IS THE NICEST ONE?? WELL, GUESS WHAT??? THEY ARE WRONG!! I HAVE A 60 GLN TANK, HAVE HAD IT FOR SEVERAL MONTHS NOW AND IT IS DOING WELL WITH A PICASSO TRIGGER, A BIRD...
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    BUMPS IN MY TRIGGER

    HI BETH, AGAIN, THE BUMPS IN MY TRIGGER ARE NEAR THE TAIL END, PICTURE THEM PLEASE AND ONE IS GETTING BIGGER...THE OTHERONE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE BODY, REMAINS THE SAME SIZE , IT COULD BE THE SIZE OF ALMOST A SMALL PEA AND YES HE GOES TO THE BATHROOM NORMALLY, EATS WELL AND SWIMS WELL, SO...
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    TRIGGER BUMPS

    IF I WAS IN A REAL HURRY TO GET ANSWERS FROM THIS SITE, ALL MY FISH WOULD DIE!! I'VE BEEN ASKING ALL OF YOU TO LET ME KNOW WHAT MY PICASSO TRIGGER MIGHT HAVE...IT DEVELOPED BUMPS NEAR THE TAIL, ONE IS GETTING QUITE LARGE AND THE OTHER ONE IS STILL SMALL...THEY ARE INSIDE HIS BODDY, THEY LOOK...
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    Niger Trigger white specks

    HI THERE, I READ AND LEARNED FROM THIS WEBSITE, THAT "SALT LOOKING STAINS" ARE POSSIBLY A SIGN OF "ICH" I HAD ONE OF MY, OR THE ONLY BLUE TANG DEVELOP SALT LOOKING STAINS ON THE OUTSIDE OF HIS BODDY, WHEN I TREATED THE TANK WITH "COPPER"N 3 DAYS MY FISH WAS ALL BETTER...DON'T GRAB ANYTHING THAT...
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    SAME TRIGGER BUMPS

    MY TRIGGER DEVELOPED THESE BUMPS INSIDE HIS BODDY BY THE TAIL END BETWEEN HIS TAIL AND CAUDAL FIN, THEY ARE REALLY NOTICEABLE INSIDE, ONE LOOKS LIKE A TUMOR AND IT'S GETTING BIGGER...PEOPLE TELL ME THAT IT MAY BE WORMS OR SOME KIND OF VIRUS!!! THEY ALL GET VIRUSES...ANYWAY, IF I COULD TAKE THE...
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    I am not sure what I have

    I READ THAT WHEN FISH GASP FOR AIR THEY ARE STRESSED AND WHEN THEY SCRATCH AGAINST THE ROCKS OR CORAL, THEY HAVE ICH...I GOT A SIMPLE READING BOOK CALLED"HOW TO SET UP A SALTWATER-AQUARIUM" BY GREGORY SKOMAL, THIS GUY SHOULD PAY ME FOR ADVERTISING HIM SO MUCH,THRU "HALF.COM" DIRT CHEAP, ONLY...
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    SAME TRIGGER BUMPS

    HI BETH, THANKS FOR YOUR CONCERN BUT YES THESE BUMPS THAT MY TRIGGER HAS DEVELOPED ARE NEAR THE TAIL AND INSIDE HIS BODY OR TISSUE LIKE YOU CALLED IT...ARE YOU FAMILIAR WITH THIS?? I HAD A GUY KNOWN TO CLEN AQUARIUMS AND HE SAID HE'S NEVER SEEN THESE BUMPS BEFORE...LIKE I SAID THEY ARE VERY...
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    Liq. Garlic

    DO YOU KNOW THAT 'COPPER SAFE' IS JUST AS EFFECTIVE AND YOU ONLY HAVE TO USE IT ONCE???? BUY THE SMALL BOTTLE AT THE PETSTORE, IT'S NOT EXPENSIVE AND WHEN MY BLUE TANG AND EMPEROR SNAPPER GOT IT, IT WENT AWAY IN 3 DAYS...I WAS A HAPPY PUPPY WHEN I SAW THE TANG BE ITSELF AGAIN!!! TRYING THE...
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    tiny black spots

    TINY BLACK SPOTS ON TANGS ARE SAID TO BE COMMON.. IT MIGHT BE "FLATWORM" LIKE A PARASITE, THEY LOOK LIKE DARK SPOTS OVER FINS, GILLS AND BODY..FISH ACTS LISTLESS, PALE OR WHITISH AND SCRATCHES AGAINST OBJECTS...TREATMENT MIGHT BE A FRESH WATER DIP...YOU CAN IMMERSE FISH IN FRESH WATER FOR A...
  17. pattie

    Should I treat my fish??

    HI THERE, LIKE THE EXPRESSION SAYS "DON'T FIX WHAT AINT BROKEN" IF YOU ADDED GARLIC AND THE ICK DISAPPEARED, WHY WOULD YOU NOW ADD ANYTHING ELSE IF YOU SEE NO ICK???? WHAT I WAS TOLD TO DO BY THE PETSTORE(BEVERLYS BY THE WAY) IS TO ADD SOME "PRO-TECH" ACCORDING TO MEASUREMENTS....THIS LIQUID...
  18. pattie

    i have no q tank how do i cure ich

    HI THERE, I'M ALSO NEW AT THIS SINCE HUBBY HAD THIS AQUARIUM AT WORK AND NOW I'VE GOT IT AT HOME...MY BLUE TANG ALSO DEVELOPED "ICK" AND MY EMPEROR SNAPPER CAUGHT IT AFTER...I RIGHT AWAY USED "COPPER SAFE" ONLY ONCE , MAKE SURE YOU READ EXACT MEASURES IN TSPS OR OUNCES AND THEN ONE TREATMENT...
  19. pattie

    TRIGGER BUMPS

    I HAD PREVIOUSLY ENTERED THIS MESSAGE AND NOONE ANWERED ME...HERE IT IS AGAIN....MY TRIGGER HAS DEVELOPED A FEW BUMPS, ONE LARGER ON ONE SIDE AND THE OTHER ON THE OTHER SIDE, INSIDE HIS BODY AT THE TAIL END...HE SEEMS NOT TO BE BOTHERED BY IT, SWIMS GREAT, EATS WELL AND SLEEPS WELL... I READ AND...
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    how do you cure ich?

    TWO OF MY FISH DEVELOPED "ICH" AND THANKS TO THIS WE-SITE I LEARNED REAL QUICK TO RECOGNISE IT, SALT SPOTS OF THEIR BODDIES...THE ANSWER, I USED "COPPER SAVE" ONLY ONCE AND TO MY SURPRISE, THE BLUE TANG HAD NO ICH WITHIN 3 DAYS...GOOD LUCK, SOME PEOPLE HERE SAY ALSO TO TRY HYPOSALINITY!!!
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