white spot problem....

[bergkamp28]

hi bros...

my unfortunate fishes had a sudden outbreak of white spots.... 2 frogfishes already gone.... had moved all the remaining fishes (mainly lionfishes) to the quarantine tank for treatment...

the problem is now there is only an eel in my main tank.... and do i need to do any form of treatment or medication to the main tank?? in order to kill off the remaining parasites that may be still in the tank??

*touchwood* if i really need to restock my main tank... wat do i need to do before adding in new fishes?? is a 100% water change necessary??

[RAV-65]

Yo bro,

sorry to hear your plight, hope it never happens to me... Anyone can advise wat to do in such a situation? I would like to know too!

Vincent Ho

[Dazza]

Sori to hear abt the outbreak. To get rid of the white spots cysts on the fish, I wud suggest a 3-5 mins fresh water dip. Just keep a lookout for any signs of distress from yr fish lah. The amt of time varies depending on yr fish.

To get rid of the parasites still in the tank, I wud suggest u raise the temperature & then add malachite green (not sure of spelling). This is supposed to be invert safe but please dont over dose. Beware that some lfs may ask u to use copper based medication. I wouldnt risk it as the inverts will die and the copper stays in the tank n rocks for long time.

If i m not wrong the free swimming stage of the parasite last only 24 hrs. So if they cannot find a host by then, they'll just die off.

Hope this helps.

[nsyahron]

Hi,

The best treatment for ich (if that is what your fish got) is hyposalinity IMO. Do a search on hyposalinity. Fresh water dip will just help relieve the fish from the parasite but won't cure it some people say.

The cycle of crypto (the parasite that cause ich) ends after the free swimming stage only if there is not host (fish) to attach to. But keep in mind that there maybe cysts still on the sand bed, rocks etc that have yet to hatch, so it is advisable to keep the tank running free of fish (you have moved them to Q-tank/H-tank...a good start) for at least 6 weeks-chemical free. I think the eel should go as well...just in case. 6 weeks will be enough time to see through the whole cycle of the parasite's life, making sure no more cysts are hiding on your sand and live rocks.

After the 6 weeks, use the Q-tank to make sure your new purchases don't carry white spots parasite with them before you add them in your main tank.

Good luck!

[bergkamp28]

really appreciate all the advise by bros here....

fishes still under treat ment in Q tank.... will try the methods mentioned....

anyway.... dun really know how to catch the eel... unless i remove all the LR...

[siglap]

however you must watch out for the temperature if you have corals.just be careful

[bergkamp28]

hi bros...

Thanks so much for all yr advises....

the fishes seems ok liao after 3 days of treatment....

the thing is how do i know when i can put them back in the main tank??? dont really want to let them stay in the Q tank for too long coz Q tank not really fully equiped....

thanks again..

[lightningstrike]

next time if ur fish kanna ich again, try octozin. reef safe. take my word for it.

[jc85]

next time if ur fish kanna ich again, try octozin. reef safe. take my word for it.

U sure confident its reef safe? heard that alot of these product must use with care leh.

[xpert1974]

I tried using OCTOZIN in my 3 ft tank. After 3 days still got the same amount of white spot. No more confident in the product.....

Decide to catch my angel and clown fish out and treat inside hospital tank with chelated copper.

Anyway, if anyone interest to buy OCTOZIN, its available in Yishun LFS.

[lightningstrike]

if octozin not useful means ur tank ich problem very serious oredi. then u gotta use cuprazin. but this is no longer reef safe.

[jc85]

if octozin not useful means ur tank ich problem very serious oredi. then u gotta use cuprazin. but this is no longer reef safe.

Hi Lightingstrike,

Can I ask when u use the octozin in ur reef tank, does you corals close up? I mean does the corals still open up as normal?

Thanks

[lightningstrike]

most of them will stay open........ but this is too broad a question to answer........ as to whether ur corals open or not when u add octozin to ur tank will depend on other factors too. e.g. water parameters, lights, etc........

[jc85]

Thks ligthingstrike.

Actually I mean considering al other factors remain the same. The only diff is the addition of octozin.

Anyway, I think I'll stillnot take the risk.

Thanks again

JC

[lightningstrike]

no worries. i've tried, i've seen therefore i believe octozin is definitely reef safe.