Atlantic blue tang died

yeah i had my young blue tang die today and i think it died from marine ich. it was swimming really dopey this morning when i woke up then i looked closer and it was breathing real heavy then it died a few hours later. did yours have white spots on it and how long did you have it?

 

Bit of an old thread, But from what I've learned is that with Tangs they are highly highly susceptible to Marine Ich and It's best to have a UV sterilizer on the system for like 2-3 months before/after adding one or other fish to prevent them from catching it.

Fresh Water Ich is easy enough to treat, but marine on the other hand is the worst nightmare.

 

Ocean nutrition pellets w/ garlic
Ich isn't that terrible imo/ime

 

U.V. sterilizers do little to no good in preventing/treating Ich. Even if some actually did pass through the sterilizer it is only possible when its in the free swimming stage.

http://www.3reef.com/forums/general-reef-topics/minimum-tank-sizes-selection-animals-137158.html
http://www.3reef.com/forums/new-hob...general-rules-successful-aquarium-126326.html

Read these links and learn how I have kept Ich from infecting any one of my tanks over the years.