fresh water dip

[burkey]

Hi, need help with my Koran Angel.
Think he has marine velvet.
Had this fish approx. 6 weeks.
just added live rock 10lbs. 2 weeks ago then noticed the disease on the angel.
He eats and swims fine and the water is o.k.
Could the rock have had the disease in it?
I fresh water dip the angel 3 days ago and nothing happened.
Should I do it again? How long should I wait in between things?
Don't want to med. the tank cause all the live rock in it. about 35-40 lbs.
Any suggestions?
thanks
Steve

 

[beth]

Steve, hello, and welcome to our forums.
First, let me assure that your fish does not have marine velvet. If it did, it would be dead by now.
Please describe exactly what you see and what is going on.

 

[burkey]

Hi,
What my angel has looks like a white dusting almost like a fine lite color moss all over him.the eyes are o.k. the fins have no markings just the whole fish has this coating on it.
From pictures i've seen and stuff i've read I thought it was velvet.I freshwater dip it 4 days ago but no results yet.
Any help would be appreciated.
thanks
Steve

 

[beth]

Steve take a look at the pictures of fish in the Diseased Fish thread and look for the pics of ich. Anything look familiar there.
Can you treat the fish in a QT?

 

[burkey]

Hey,
Thanks for the pics. they look to be a helpful guide.
My fish looks like the clown with brooklynella.
has that hazzy fuzzy whitish looking coating on the skin.
How do you treat this ?
Is this contageous ?
thanks for all the help
Steve

 

[beth]

Steve, it is high contagious. Look in the FAQ Thread also at the top of this forum. The post on formalin bathes is the treatment. Quickly, or the fish will die.