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I've tried getting a picture of the spots, but the blue tang is moving too fast to get a decent picture. They are all blurry. They have all been in hypo now for 8 weeks and I am still seeing these whiteish bumps that look like they are slightly under the skin of my blue tang. I have also...

Still ich? All of the visible ich that I had initally had disappeared on all the other fish and it has only reappeared on this one fish. I thought that maybe because my SG slid up above 1.010 that it returned. And yes a QT, not the main. That is what everything I've read says. But they...

Well here's the issue. I had/have ich in my 250 gallon SW tank. I started hyposalinity and got the SG down to 1.009 about 3.5 weeks ago. It has drifted between 1.009 and 1.011 during this time span. Just checked it and it is 1.010. Now my hippo tang who started the whole ich problem when I...

Well I guess its not velvet. My fish are still alive. Started a hyposalinity treatment on my tank about a week ago and the fish seem to be doing much better, no more scratching or irritation. Just 4 more weeks in hypo and I should be in the clear. Last time I did this on my main tank it...

Is it possible for one of my fish to come down with Velvet and the others to remain unaffected?

The symptoms for Velvet and Marine Ich are so similar. What is the best way to get a correct diagnosis? From what I read, given that Velvet is so quick to kill (48-72 hrs), I hesitate to say that I have it since my new Hippo Tang is still alive after almost 2 weeks and my Passer Angel has had...

Since the last post I've looked at several articles and links to see if that is truely what I have going on, but not 100% sure. I got a blue hippo tang about 2 weeks ago and soon noticed white spots on his body and fins and he was scraping the rocks. Then about a week later my Passer angel and...

Can I treat Marine Velvet with hyposalinity??

Thanks guys for all the advice. The fans cooled it slightly by about a degree. The AC is fixed now and the tank is running a cool 79 degrees. :)

My air conditioning in the house went out yesterday and we are in the midst of a heat wave. My house and aquarium are up to 85 degrees. I'm afraid I might start to lose fish if it gets any hotter. I've got a FOWLR about 250 gal. I don't have a chiller 'cause in San Diego we really don't need it...

Hey Melosu, what do you consider plenty of greens?

I think my Regal Blue Tang has lateral line disease. Parts of his face are developing small pits where is looks like the pigment has disappeared. I have several other tangs in the tank, but none of them show any signs of this. I have read that blue tangs are particularly susceptible to this...

Nevermind on my brittle star question. Just saw the post from Florida Newbie.

Would Nassarius snails do OK in a bed of courser coral gravel or do they need a fine sand bed? I have a bed of crushed coral that is a bit course. Also, what about brittle stars? No one has mentioned them.

I'm a big fan of hypo as well. Like I said, it did a great job two years ago in my tank when two of my tangs and an angel got ich. The only fish I lost was the gramma and I don't think that was due to the ich. I'm pretty sure I didn't lower the SG too fast. Almost every article I've read...

Can all fish handle hyposalinity treatments? I've had two bad experiences with hyposalinity treatments and Royal Grammas. The first time was in my main, when I noticed that two of my tangs and an angel had ich. I started the hypo treatment and about one week into it my Royal Gramma died for...

If it were eggs, it would be underneath on the belly side, not the back. It may just be the body of the hermit. They look quite strange!!

Has anyone had any experience with yellow goatfish? Are they relatively easy? I have a 250 gallon fish only tank with a few hermits and snails.

Will base rock turn into live rock over time if I have seeded the tank with live rock rubble?

Great signature line! Great to hear of fellow brothers in the hobby :D By the way, I designed my own sump system with bioballs and have had no problems with water chemistry for 4 years now. Never had nitrates higher than 12.