Possible ich

phil1964

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I have a 20 gal that has been set up about 6 months.
I have a yellow tang 2" long, a percula 1/2" long and a coral banded shrimp. All test are ok and everyone is doing well. The tang has been in there 4 weeks and doing well until 1 week ago I noticed tiny white spots on his fins only, not in his body. I had ich bad early on when I had 2 damsles and it was very noticable. These spots are very tiny and hard to see. Could it be ich? What could I do about it with the shrimp in there? I have no other tank as this one is going to become the QT tank when I get my other one.
 
Give him a quick immune system boost with a garlic additive or some fresh chopped garlic. This is NOT a cure, but a help to fight them off. If that doesn't work, try a "reef safe" ich treatment (those words are an oxy-moron). I would run down to an LFS and buy a 10g tank for $11 and setup a QT.
Good Luck !!!
 
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