Early stage of Ich?

sepulatian

sepulatian

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The stress may have been a bit much for him. Let the fish relax and see if he does any better. For vitamins, I rotate Vitachem and Zoecon on frozen food. I add some when it is about half thawed and let it soak in while it thaws the rest of the way. The fresh garlic can be applied the same way.
 
saltydad

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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.
 
saltydad

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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 large pile of live rock and only venturing out for a few seconds and then back again to hide for 5 or ten minutes.
The maroon clown is also doing well. The sailfin still only has the one white spot and the clown continues to be spot free.
 
sepulatian

sepulatian

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Originally Posted by saltydad
http:///forum/post/2911708
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 large pile of live rock and only venturing out for a few seconds and then back again to hide for 5 or ten minutes.
The maroon clown is also doing well. The sailfin still only has the one white spot and the clown continues to be spot free.
Are you sure it wasn't lymphocystis to begin with? How long has it been since you first noticed the spot? If it has been over a week then it is not ich. If it were ich then the spot would have fallen off as the parasite becomes ready to reproduce.
I am very glad that they are doing better! Have you continued to cycle the QT in case you do need it?
 
saltydad

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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.
 
saltydad

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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 keeping corals and inverts in quarantine for at least 4 weeks to make sure they're not carrying any pathogens or parasites that would affect fish?
 
saltydad

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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 and inverts in quarantine for at least 4 weeks to make sure they're not carrying any pathogens or parasites that would affect fish?
 
sepulatian

sepulatian

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Originally Posted by saltydad
http:///forum/post/2924950
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 and inverts in quarantine for at least 4 weeks to make sure they're not carrying any pathogens or parasites that would affect fish?
If this same spot is still there then he does not need to go into quarantine. It is likely lymphocystis. A cycled QT is great to have though, so go ahead and cycle it.
Yes, quarantine everything means EVERYTHING. Three to four weeks is all that is needed for non fish.
 
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