Originally Posted by toomanyhobbies
so....I have finally got my salinity down...I was kinda hoping that by the time I got it down the fish would show no signs....how long (once you are down to 1.009) does/ should/ could it take for the white spots to go away.
my tang is still the worst in terms of spots and the cloudy/pop eye thing but I think (I hope that I am not just hoping here) that its eyes are looking better...they still look a little cloudy but I think the extent of the buldge has gone down a little.
any input..tips..info...words of encouragement would be greatly appreciated.
thanks
Cloud eye is just a white film over the eyes. With popeye, they actually stick out from the eye socket. The eyes are swollen. Both are easily fixable. Your water readings are good. Now is the time to boost your fish's immune system BIG TIME. What do you feed them now? Feed frozen formula foods dosed in vitamines at every meal. Look at Beth's Common Treatment FAQ for medicinal garlic. Crush your own fresh garlic to add to at least one meaty meal per day. Garlic is awsome for parasites. A high immune system is what you want right now. If you just got to 1.009 then your fish are likely to get attacked hard within a day or two as the parasites struggle to attatch. If your tang is already covered, then go to the lfs tommorow and pick up a bottle of Methylene blue. Syphon some of the qt water into a bucket and add him in. As long as the water is aerated and kept warm enough, he can stay in there for hours. It will knock a lot of the parasites off of him. ONLY use methylene in a bucket. I used to use it at my store, where I could not quarantine. It works great.