aquarius 1
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I have a 75 gallon fish only tank without liverock in which my yellow tank seems to be infected with black spot. The dark spots are easily seen and I've been through plenty of ick outbreaks to know what I'm looking for. But how do I go about treating this disease. The Yellow Tang has had these spots for approximately 3-4 weeks and I know that this represents my fault as an aquarist so I apologize for not taking immediate action. But I want to fix him up because he doesn't look to good. I have a fully cycled 40 gallon quarantine tank in which he could be placed but my question is does black spot live in the tank as does white spot. By taking him out and treating him, will the disease die off in the tank. Other inhabitants inclue a Powder Blue Tang, Orange-Shoulder Tang, Maculosus Angelfish, and a Picasso Trigger. As of now and ever since the Yellow came down with these spots, no signs of black spot has been seen on any of the other fish. How do I go about treating the fish? Hyposalinity? I can't say that I'm too enthusiatic about adding copper to the system so any alternatives would be greatly appreciated. I've also read about freshwater dips, would these work in this situation? Thanx for your help.
