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ccCapt
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That's a severe case of ich, and that fish, a.nigricans is extremely delicate and should be left in the ocean. Did you qt it before adding it to your system?
A. nigricans &A.japonicus
"A. nigricans rarely lives for more than a few months in captivity, often, oh joy, bringing in parasitic Protozoan disease to take the rest of your fish livestock with them."
A. nigricans &A.japonicus
"A. nigricans rarely lives for more than a few months in captivity, often, oh joy, bringing in parasitic Protozoan disease to take the rest of your fish livestock with them."
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Read and treat by these
An Ounce of Prevention is Worth a Pound of Cure: A Quarantine Tank for Everything by Steven Pro - Reefkeeping.com
Marine Ich/Cryptocaryon irritans - A Discussion of this Parasite and the Treatment Options Available, Part I by Steven Pro - Reefkeeping.com
Marine Ich/Cryptocaryon irritans - A Discussion of this Parasite and the Treatment Options Available, Part II by Steven Pro - Reefkeeping.com
ATJ's Marine Aquarium Site - Reference - Hyposalinity Treatment
An Ounce of Prevention is Worth a Pound of Cure: A Quarantine Tank for Everything by Steven Pro - Reefkeeping.com
Marine Ich/Cryptocaryon irritans - A Discussion of this Parasite and the Treatment Options Available, Part I by Steven Pro - Reefkeeping.com
Marine Ich/Cryptocaryon irritans - A Discussion of this Parasite and the Treatment Options Available, Part II by Steven Pro - Reefkeeping.com
ATJ's Marine Aquarium Site - Reference - Hyposalinity Treatment
austinsdad
Aquarium Advice Addict
So, for all of our learning...
How can you tell if that is ick or marine velvet? I would have guessed velvet, ony becasue I've been thru it and not ick in the past.
I might add that if it is velvet, it would've first showed up his gill area and he will be dead soon. With Ick, I believe you got a chance.
How can you tell if that is ick or marine velvet? I would have guessed velvet, ony becasue I've been thru it and not ick in the past.
I might add that if it is velvet, it would've first showed up his gill area and he will be dead soon. With Ick, I believe you got a chance.
cmor1701d
Aquarium Advice Addict
Ich = white spots like grains of rice
marine velvet = small gold-colored spots
That's about the best I can do Ray.
marine velvet = small gold-colored spots
That's about the best I can do Ray.
Thank you for all the replies...I did QT him when I got him, and I got him from a buddy at my LFS who was breaking down his tank. I know they are tough to take care of and a powder brown would have been better of a choice, but like I said he was given to me. So now I have to just tr y to keep him happy and healthy, or make his life as painless as possible. :-( So whats the first thing to do to TRY to save him?
Krypt
Aquarium Advice FINatic
I'd say the first thing would be get him into a QT. Next thing would be to start one of the ich treatments posted here on the boards.
http://www.aquariumadvice.com/forums/f16/saltwater-disease-treatment-4.html
http://www.aquariumadvice.com/forums/f16/saltwater-disease-treatment-4.html
ccCapt
SW 20 & Over Club
That's a really severe case. You need to qt it, but unless you have a cycled tank ready for it, the move into a "fresh" tank just may kill it. A freshwater dip with water the same temp and pH as the tank would make alot of the cysts fall off the fish and may it give some temporary relief.
A poweder brown isn't much better of a choice. They are just as delicate and prone to ich.
A poweder brown isn't much better of a choice. They are just as delicate and prone to ich.
Thanks ccCapt. 
I really wasnt planning on have either of the two fish powder or white cheek, but I sometimes ya cant predict everything that is going to happen. He is in a QT tank as of about 8:30 last night, after my rother and I FINALLY caught him. HEs doing much better, but I dont know if I should maybe take him to a lfs that takes trades and trade him in?
I really wasnt planning on have either of the two fish powder or white cheek, but I sometimes ya cant predict everything that is going to happen. He is in a QT tank as of about 8:30 last night, after my rother and I FINALLY caught him. HEs doing much better, but I dont know if I should maybe take him to a lfs that takes trades and trade him in?I don't see the point of trading the tang in at this time if you have had it for 4 months; Just continue with a qt treatment. As far as the term "powder brown," both A. nigricans and A. japonicus are labeled as such; however, A. japonicus has a much better track record.
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