Tom_Shannon Posted November 30, 2006 Report Share Posted November 30, 2006 hey all about a week ago my damsel had white spot because of the marroon clow whel he got ova it but got it again then gave it to the black capes so today they all died so its just the marroon clown so my question is what are good fish that will go with her shes quite big going up to auckland on sunday with the fish club so have to spend some money Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skuzza Posted November 30, 2006 Report Share Posted November 30, 2006 Nearly anything should go with your maroon As long as it doesnt have an evil temper and you dont get another clown. Shop till you drop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimTam22 Posted November 30, 2006 Report Share Posted November 30, 2006 Do you know what caused the white spot?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted November 30, 2006 Report Share Posted November 30, 2006 Do you know what caused the white spot?? Mostl likely small waterborne parasites. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom_Shannon Posted November 30, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 30, 2006 the damisel tryed to be the boss and stresed him self out silly fish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookie extreme Posted November 30, 2006 Report Share Posted November 30, 2006 if you can help it don't buy any fish for a few month, the white spot should have died out by then. otherwise the new comers will get infected as well and go down the same road (white spot and most likely death) or tread the tank (if no inverts). also get a real bully that will show mrs maroon where to go (but i can't really think of any fish to do that :-? not even a dottyback will do) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom_Shannon Posted November 30, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 30, 2006 what do i use to treat the tanks got iv no inverts just miss clown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rossco Posted November 30, 2006 Report Share Posted November 30, 2006 Its pretty hard case cause clowns are usually the last fish to have white spot (cause of their slimey coating so they say) and damsels are the hardest fish to kill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom_Shannon Posted November 30, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 30, 2006 the clown hasent got it dont no what was up with the damsel so what do i use to get the whit spot out will the diatom filter work iv got one of thows and no it gets rid if it in a fresh water tank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rossco Posted November 30, 2006 Report Share Posted November 30, 2006 Hi Tom Do a search on this site or one of main overseas marine sites on Marine ich/white spot/cryptocaryon irritans and have a read up. Leaving your tank empty of fish for at east 6 weeks is the only real 'treatment'. All the rest are a lot of effort with varying degrees of effectiveness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raeh1 Posted November 30, 2006 Report Share Posted November 30, 2006 If you have no invertibrates. Copper solution will do the job. PM me I have copper solution that I bought in the early days and is still gathering dust, you can use some of that. Cheers Ru Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petplanet Posted November 30, 2006 Report Share Posted November 30, 2006 If the clown is not sick leave the tank alone. Nothing upsets a marine tank like copper treatments. If it is a big maroon clown then it could be trouble. They can be very aggressive. I would hold off adding any other fish for awhile. Make sure all your water parameters are good. I would invest in a good UV unit. It will improve water conditions, help eliminate whitespot (done the job in two different tanks for me). Saved me a Powder Blue and a Purple Tang. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drifty Posted November 30, 2006 Report Share Posted November 30, 2006 do you have an anemone in the tank, my maroons are only really aggressive when they have one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krama Posted November 30, 2006 Report Share Posted November 30, 2006 re Copper... from my reading on copper and white spot treatment... if you treat with copper, the coral/rock will absorb the copper, and will release at any stage in the future, meaning, if you ever have any kind of live corals, they may die over night from the release of the copper. If you want to treat, then i would use a qt tank. But, from my limited experience, with the right water condition, and good feeding, this is a better way than a chemical intervention. mj Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom_Shannon Posted December 1, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2006 i was reading in a book that for disease organisms that have a free-swimming stage, souch as gill and sikn flukes, marin velvet or white spot disease, the use of a diatom filter can prove to be helpful, especially in a reef aquarium. this is because at the free swimming stages the disease can be filtered out of the water. what dose everyone think of that i have a diatom filter so it should work shouldent it saves using harmfull chemicals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilknieval69 Posted December 1, 2006 Report Share Posted December 1, 2006 If it wont hurt to use it, then try it out i say!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TM Posted December 2, 2006 Report Share Posted December 2, 2006 what dose everyone think of that i have a diatom filter so it should work shouldent it saves using harmfull chemicals True, uv would also work. Remember that it would not get it all out, so it may still prove to be a problem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom_Shannon Posted December 3, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2006 y would it not get it all out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suphew Posted December 3, 2006 Report Share Posted December 3, 2006 Because it will only kill what is free swimming in the water, which is only 1 stage of the whitespots live cycle. It can live for weeks in the substrate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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