Oh how i hate you white spot

woke up this morning my blue/ hippo tang is covered in white spot i give up on this fish i just hope my others dont die good new is its still eating for now but is just hanging in the corner i give it 30%

 

I think you should research ich you may get better information then just searching for white-spot.

 

sounds like u need to hospitalize him

 

yeah sadly i am more informed about ich than i would like to be in aus we tend to call it white spot thats all we seem to use a lot of differnet names and stuff . i put some medication in the tank i realise that copper is the only proven but this seems to have worked for me in the past i will say that he seems to be improving he is swimming frely around the tank now rather than sitting in the corner and im feeding him all the time just incase it turns worse at this point i have no hospital tank but i thinkim going to set one up in the garage for the future i have 2 spare tanks its just an issue of space hmm i hope its ok i have no luck with the blue tangs

 

My opinion (probably not popular)……Crypto doesn’t kill fish, it’s the secondary infection that Crypto causes. The best cure is to locate the cause and rectify it – Blue Tangs are incredibly susceptible to stress, stray voltage being the culprit often. I have always kept Maracyn II on hand - in the past when I had gotten Crypto in my system I didn’t do a thing except to find and correct the cause. Half the time Crypto went away on its own, the other half it didn’t and I had to treat for the secondary infection that it caused – which I did successfully using Maracyn II (in my reef).

Coudy eyes, scratching and all around strange behavior are signs of a secondary infection.

I have never been a fan of QT’s, fresh water dips or anything drastic as I always felt it stressed the fish more – many people have had success going this route tho…so who’s to say….

 

im dosing myxazin i have had sucess in the past with and seem ot be getting results with it already

 

Age of Aquariums - Myxazin 120ml

 

hyposalinity is the safest, most reliable, and ethical solution for treating for crypto (salt water ick)

 

yeah i think i would fail with that

 

Hyposalinity is a proven treatment. If you treat early enough the survival rate should be 90+%. The hippo tang probably had it for a day or three before you noticed it. I havn't seen white spot suddently erupt to lethal levels in just one night. It starts on the fins and makes its way to the body and gills.

I would remove all of the fish from the tank and treat them with hyposalinity for 3 weeks, and keep them in Q for 2 months (including the 3 week treatment). This will eliminate the parasite from your tank, and, if you're careful (i.e. do not put new fish in your tank without isolating them first), you won't get it again.

I know that will be a lot of work, but it's necessary, and it will save your fish a lot of potential suffering (not to mention a lot of money).

After using hyposalinity, I don't even consider copper an option. It stains your tank, and can be very stressful for the fish. Hyposalinity, when done correctly, results in minimal stress and is just as effective.

Good luck!