rona207 Posted September 13, 2005 Report Share Posted September 13, 2005 :oops: Is it possible for a blue tang to have white spot......? or is it stress asking on behalf of friend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted September 13, 2005 Report Share Posted September 13, 2005 Blue tangs are very susceptible to white spot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slappers Posted September 13, 2005 Report Share Posted September 13, 2005 i will agree with that. iv had three of them and they all had it dont get them anymore they stress to easy for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rona207 Posted September 13, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2005 ok...how do you treat.....as I said was asking for a friend lol I don't know anything about saltwater tanks...... can you use same stuff as tropicals for saltwater white spot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slappers Posted September 13, 2005 Report Share Posted September 13, 2005 i use Salifert Stop Parasites from HFF not sure it you can use it in freshwater thou good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted September 13, 2005 Report Share Posted September 13, 2005 Generally unless it's really bad you don't treat it. And you do not treat the tank, you catch the fish and treat it in a hospital tank. Most whitespot treatments are copper based which will poison any invertebrates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petplanet Posted September 13, 2005 Report Share Posted September 13, 2005 Our large blue tang had a big outbreak when we added three new fish to our display tank. Took him a good month to calm down and for all of them to clear up. You really need to look at why it has had an outbreak. What are the tank conditions, is the fish in good condition, have you added new tank mates? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rona207 Posted September 13, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2005 for all your answers lol mine is a freshwater tank but is for a friends whose is a saltwater....... any further suggestions will be helpful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lduncan Posted September 13, 2005 Report Share Posted September 13, 2005 In my experience three things can contribute to whitespot problems poor water conditions insufficient/poor quality food stress from adding new fish to a tank Get the first two right, and the third won't be a problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slappers Posted September 13, 2005 Report Share Posted September 13, 2005 salifert, stop parasites is safe in reef tanks just 5mls per 100ltrs its really good stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rona207 Posted September 13, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2005 Thanks.... These are new fish having been added to the tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chimera Posted September 14, 2005 Report Share Posted September 14, 2005 i would not dose anything, it will come right in time once you fix what layton suggests above. fix the cause not the symptom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasp Posted September 14, 2005 Report Share Posted September 14, 2005 First off it should be identified, is it marine ich (irritans) or is it marine velvet? If it is velvet, IMO action should be taken to cure / minimise. If it is ich (irritans), then a leave alone approach can be attempted, however fish may still die of this and treatment may be appropriate. More research than what is in this thread should be undertaken, here is an article on ich (irritans) http://www.petsforum.com/personal/trevo ... neich.html And here is an article on marine velvet http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2004- ... /index.php Of special interest to some should be the section in the first article titled "Correcting myths about marine ich" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chimera Posted September 14, 2005 Report Share Posted September 14, 2005 however fish will still die of this and treatment may be appropriate MAY die of this is perhaps more appropriate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasp Posted September 14, 2005 Report Share Posted September 14, 2005 Yes my meaning was not clear, have edited the previous post Also should add that nearly all white spot in our NZ tanks is irritans, the less dangerous one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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