korymiller
New Member
Hi,
Just looking for a little help here. We just purchased a Coral Beauty Angelfish from our local pet store yesterday. We let him acclimate, and then added him to the tank, as usual. There are plenty of hiding places for him (as suggested in many of the articles that I read online) and there are no fish in the tank that he is not "compatible" with. Everything went well last night, he was in the tank for approximately 5 hours before we turned the light off for the night. This morning my girlfriend woke up and called me to ask if we should be "concerned" about some white spots on the Coral Beauty Angel's nose, she said that is the only spot that she can really see them on the fish, because this part of the fish is dark in color (purplish) and the white dots seem to stand out well against this color. She said that he seems to be swimming fine, and none of the other fish in the tank show any sign of this. I immediately began researching this issue, and pretty much have it narrowed down to the possibility that it might be ich (ick). Just would like to have some questions answered if possible. Please take the following factors into consideration:
The tank has been established for approximately 7-8 months.
I do not have any pictures right now, I DO understand that this can make narrowing down what the problem is more difficult, and that is fine, anything you can offer is appreciated.
We do not currently have a quarantine tank, so moving him to another tank is not currently an option, however, would it be too late for me to go out and get a 10 gallon tank and set it up as a quarantine tank over the next several days so that I could stick him in there?
I have looked at other threads regarding ich (ick) and have read about the hyposaline and copper treatments, I know these are the two preferred methods, but I don't want to cause any other harm to any of the other fish. We do have live rock in our tank, but there are no inverts or reef, or corals.
1.) Could this possibly be anything other than ich (ick)?
2.) Could it be related to stress, he just left the fish store, and has been introduced to a new environment?
3.) How long should I wait to see if this progresses or gets better? What signs do we need to look for in either scenario (worse / better).
If you need anymore help, I can gladly provide it. I know off the top of my head that the tank is currently at 78.4 degrees F, and the salinity is approximately 1.022 or 1.023, not sure on the PH level.
Just looking for a little help here. We just purchased a Coral Beauty Angelfish from our local pet store yesterday. We let him acclimate, and then added him to the tank, as usual. There are plenty of hiding places for him (as suggested in many of the articles that I read online) and there are no fish in the tank that he is not "compatible" with. Everything went well last night, he was in the tank for approximately 5 hours before we turned the light off for the night. This morning my girlfriend woke up and called me to ask if we should be "concerned" about some white spots on the Coral Beauty Angel's nose, she said that is the only spot that she can really see them on the fish, because this part of the fish is dark in color (purplish) and the white dots seem to stand out well against this color. She said that he seems to be swimming fine, and none of the other fish in the tank show any sign of this. I immediately began researching this issue, and pretty much have it narrowed down to the possibility that it might be ich (ick). Just would like to have some questions answered if possible. Please take the following factors into consideration:
The tank has been established for approximately 7-8 months.
I do not have any pictures right now, I DO understand that this can make narrowing down what the problem is more difficult, and that is fine, anything you can offer is appreciated.
We do not currently have a quarantine tank, so moving him to another tank is not currently an option, however, would it be too late for me to go out and get a 10 gallon tank and set it up as a quarantine tank over the next several days so that I could stick him in there?
I have looked at other threads regarding ich (ick) and have read about the hyposaline and copper treatments, I know these are the two preferred methods, but I don't want to cause any other harm to any of the other fish. We do have live rock in our tank, but there are no inverts or reef, or corals.
1.) Could this possibly be anything other than ich (ick)?
2.) Could it be related to stress, he just left the fish store, and has been introduced to a new environment?
3.) How long should I wait to see if this progresses or gets better? What signs do we need to look for in either scenario (worse / better).
If you need anymore help, I can gladly provide it. I know off the top of my head that the tank is currently at 78.4 degrees F, and the salinity is approximately 1.022 or 1.023, not sure on the PH level.
