help...ichy ich...

sweetsop · 11-27-2007, 09:16 PM

help, i think my purple fire fish has ich, it wasn't there last night, but today after coming home from work, i saw 3 white fuzzy spots on it's side, by the belly area. i know pics would help, but it doesn't stay still long enough to do so.

what is the best way to take care of this, i don't want to lose it or others in the tank.

thanks,

sweetsop

House of Laughter · 11-27-2007, 09:45 PM

Sweet, fuzzy??

if so, doesn't sound like ich, sounds like a fungal if anything.

White specks is more like ich. Pics would greatly help - I know I, for one, shy away from giving advise without seeing what the issue really is.

Try to get some pics up if you can so we can help better.

House

sweetsop · 11-27-2007, 09:49 PM

i'll try and get some pics. thanks.

sweetsop · 11-29-2007, 09:53 PM

Happy to report, my fish is all normal again....not sure what that was!

Thanks.

-Sweetsop

basiab · 12-03-2007, 06:33 PM

Even if the spots are gone it does not prove anything. If it was ich it will be back. It has cycles where they fall off the fish and in a few days they will be back with more than the first time. So you better hope it was something else.

h20 freak · 12-08-2007, 11:34 PM

Is there anything in your tank that would have "cleaned"it like a scarlet skunk?You should have a list of your livestock somewhere on your profile.

11-27-2007, 09:16 PM	#1
sweetsop Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: brooklyn, ny. Posts: 283 Reefer Ratings: (10) Friends: (4)	help...ichy ich... help, i think my purple fire fish has ich, it wasn't there last night, but today after coming home from work, i saw 3 white fuzzy spots on it's side, by the belly area. i know pics would help, but it doesn't stay still long enough to do so. what is the best way to take care of this, i don't want to lose it or others in the tank. thanks, sweetsop

11-27-2007, 09:45 PM	#2
House of Laughter www.saltwatercritters.com Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Ossining, NY Posts: 10,290 Reefer Ratings: (124) Friends: (36)	Sweet, fuzzy?? if so, doesn't sound like ich, sounds like a fungal if anything. White specks is more like ich. Pics would greatly help - I know I, for one, shy away from giving advise without seeing what the issue really is. Try to get some pics up if you can so we can help better. House __________________ House of Fish (914) 424-0366 www.saltwatercritters.com Serving all your saltwater critter and reef needs

12-08-2007, 11:34 PM	#6
h20 freak Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: PA =( Posts: 520 Reefer Ratings: (0) Friends: (0)	Is there anything in your tank that would have "cleaned"it like a scarlet skunk?You should have a list of your livestock somewhere on your profile. __________________ tank specs 60 gal 4ft long,1 ft wide,2 ft tall 10 gal fuge 2135 gph total w.o return cpr sr3 skimmer Coralife aqualight 48"130 watts 70+pounds Lr(lost count after a while lol) Fish:Tomini surgeon fish, 2 occelaris clowns, 1 blue-side fairy wrasse, black combtooth blenny. Inverts: scarlet skunk cleaner shrimp,One pink pincushion urchin,snails,and One green brittle star corals: toadstool leather, finger leather, frags:shroom,xenia,and palys one step at a time.....

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11-27-2007, 09:49 PM	#3
sweetsop Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: brooklyn, ny. Posts: 283 Reefer Ratings: (10) Friends: (4)	i'll try and get some pics. thanks.

11-29-2007, 09:53 PM	#4
sweetsop Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: brooklyn, ny. Posts: 283 Reefer Ratings: (10) Friends: (4)	Happy to report, my fish is all normal again....not sure what that was! Thanks. -Sweetsop

12-03-2007, 06:33 PM	#5
basiab Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Brooklyn Posts: 439 Reefer Ratings: (22) Friends: (1)	Even if the spots are gone it does not prove anything. If it was ich it will be back. It has cycles where they fall off the fish and in a few days they will be back with more than the first time. So you better hope it was something else.