Overnight ICH (1 Viewer)

[.Marshall]

I would like to gather some opinion before I dive into a 'fallow period' for my 110g SPS tank.

3 small tangs (Yellow, Powder blue, WT Bristletooth)

Situation:
Almost overnight I noticed ALOT of white spots on all the tangs, brushing against rocks, aggravated behavior, etc. Green Chromi dies almost immediately. I could have sworn I saw him earlier in the day as normal as could be. Has to be ICH, must have come in on frag or snail or something because I haven't introduced a new fish in months.

I don't really want to play the "all tanks have ICH, just deal with it" game. I like the peace of mind knowing ICH isn't in my tank, but then again I don't want to have to collect the fish and treat them in a different tank multiple times a year because ICH snuck in on a frag or something.

Question #1: How many of you know there is ICH in your tank and you just 'manage it'?

I have the room to set up a stock tank and go fallow in the DT for the 80+ days, my only hesitation is with a full on outbreak of ICH on these tangs (they are covered with spots), are they so stressed right now, would catching them and moving them into the stock tank increase the probability of death?

Question #2: Have you had tangs survive full-blown ICH covering their bodies without treating them with copper?

Notes:
- I did start a 25 Watt UV sterilizer after I noticed the ICH, but I'm ramping it up. Only running for 1 hour, twice a day.
- The tangs are well fed, nice and fat, they graze on the rocks all day and fed a hefty serving of frozen food once a day. (I will kick this up to twice a day to help fight off the ich)
- Turned down the flow in the tank so they don't have to work so hard swimming.

 

[spsick]

Just be sure it’s not velvet. The chromis dying quickly and a lot of white spots is what has me concerned it is. Velvet requires more urgent action.

If your tangs are fat and healthy that will go a long way toward saving them.

 

[.Marshall]

Just be sure it’s not velvet. The chromis dying quickly and a lot of white spots is what has me concerned it is. Velvet requires more urgent action.

If your tangs are fat and healthy that will go a long way toward saving them.

Been reading/researching all morning, honestly feels more like velvet. Mostly due to the fact of the rapid onset and pure coverage of white spots.

Emergency mode engaged.. treatment and fallow period it is.

 

[ikserk]

the general saying is if you could sit and count the spots (even with some patience), then its ich

if there are too many to count, velvet


this is an anecdote of course, so take it for what it is.

 

[.Marshall]

the general saying is if you could sit and count the spots (even with some patience), then its ich

if there are too many to count, velvet


this is an anecdote of course, so take it for what it is.

Definitely giving me more evidence it’s velvet.

Lights came on, inspecting the tangs and they.. look better than they did last night. Whitetail Brietletooth looks perfect, he definitely had some spots last night. Gives me confidence they will survive the transfer into medication tank but throws me for a bit of a loop on how they look better. Maybe because velvet has a shorter hosting cycle? (Or so I thought I read somewhere) Who knows, still marching forward with the plan.

 

[spsick]

Best of luck, friend! Fortunate side, is you can dose ammonium bicarbonate, and trisodium phosphate, and keep the corals fed pretty easily.

 

[.Marshall]

Best of luck, friend! Fortunate side, is you can dose ammonium bicarbonate, and trisodium phosphate, and keep the corals fed pretty easily.

Thanks! Yeah not too worried about the corals, in fact.. might be a great time to add some new SPS since I’ll be going fish-free for a few months and shouldn’t need to worry about MORE fish parasites..

 

[Varig]

Lemonade from lemons there then . Sorry to hear about the fish though. Super stressful. I hope they do well in the meds and get back to healthy.