White spots on all my fish

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  1. jhawkor

    jhawkor Millepora

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    Thanks for the good wishes guys. Little update, my coral beauty thankfully has completely ridded itself of the dreaded ich and is acting completely normal. The clown has lost some of it's white spots but still has a fair amount of ich. The yellow tang looks about the same and he isn't acting normal he's hiding and scratching against the rocks but fortunately is eating well so only time will tell. I'm keeping a constant supply of nori in the tank for him. Any advice on what else to do is appreciated...I'm going to the LFS tomorrow anything I should pick up to help my fish?
     
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  3. Robman

    Robman Great White Shark

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    +1 on this--I freaked out when I got my first ick outbreak--like Daniel, I just keep them well fed and they beat it every time. I just live with it. I also recommend you add a few drops of Kent Marine C to your sump daily until the ick is gone. It has always worked well for me. Kinda like vitamin C helps us get over colds. JMO.
     
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    jhawkor Millepora

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    I'll look for Kent C at the LFS, thanks Rob.
     
  5. Triggerfish

    Triggerfish Ritteri Anemone

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    + 1 on the cleaner shrimp (not cleaner wrasse though, because I heard they don't do well in aquariums).
    There are reef safe medications like kick ich and ich-attack that are commonly found. But also there is one I heard about from a friend, called Sano which sounds like a great product but isn't commonly known.
     
  6. jhawkor

    jhawkor Millepora

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    I just got a cleaner shrimp today. Right when I put it in the tank my fish swam right to it wanting to be cleaned but the cleaner shrinp was interested. Is it just getting used to it's new surroundings before it cleans?
     
  7. pgoodsell

    pgoodsell Horrid Stonefish

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    yup, give him some time and he'll be cleaning like a maid at a motel 6.
     
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  9. jhawkor

    jhawkor Millepora

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    Haha thanks.
     
  10. fishluver

    fishluver Sea Dragon

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    I just lost a tang to ich and i did the SAME excact thing ur doing. The garlic didnt really work and my fish didnt have ich when my tang did and i just lost my tang. and the second that thing died all my fish got ich so now wht im doing is setting up a qt. i would recommended that cause sooner or later ur fish are going to have it cause it in the water and if there are fish in there then it will still attack so my point is when the tang dies all of the other fish are going to get it and ive tried a cleaner wrasse and that did nothing. so i would recommended you should get this taken care of because it has already affected me.
     
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    jhawkor Millepora

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    The cleaner shrimp started cleaning the yellow tang woo hoo.
     
  12. pgoodsell

    pgoodsell Horrid Stonefish

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    Nice. Like other have said as long as there eating just keep doing what you are. If they stop eating and start to get worse, you might need to treat.