Ok guys here's the story. I brought in a Harlequin tusk from an LFS about 2 months ago. Long story short, he died of ick and took two clowns and a chromis with him.
Bought a Q tank, (I know a little too late!) I waited for 1 month with my temp in the tank and no fish in the tank. All of my remaining fish went to Q tank and I treated them with copper. 1 month later, no sign of Ick. Fish go back to big tank (55 gallon, wet/dry, 60lbs LR, Protien Skimmer) waited 2 more weeks, ordered another Tusk and an Equisite Wrasse (small). Quaranteened them for 1 more month, a small ick outbreak during first week, treated with copper, all gone.
Finally put them in big tank, first 3 weeks, everything is great. All eating well, happy & getting along. All of a sudden Wrasse gets spots all other fish fine. I immediately read the boards, test the water and do a 20% water change, order meds and treat with garlic. Water parameters were fine. No Amonia, no Nitrite, 15-20 nitrates. Now two clowns, the wrasse and the tusk have spots. The Tusk has lots of white dust looking stuff on him and this all came on overnight.
I cranked my Q tank back up just in case of emergency , but I would like to treat w/o using copper. I used my first treatment today of the Probiotic Marine Formula and the Kent Marine Rx*P from Doctors Foster and Smith. Both claim to be reef safe. I've also been soakin all food in Seachem Garlic Guard.
Again, this is the first day of treatment with the two meds, but the garlic's been gong since Wed. and things have only gotten worse. I fear that the tusk is getting bad and it's affecting his behavior. I think he may have started rubbing against the rocks. Should I keep the treatment going or risk stressing him even more by catching him and moving him to the Q tank to be treated with Copper. Or is it already too late?
Bought a Q tank, (I know a little too late!) I waited for 1 month with my temp in the tank and no fish in the tank. All of my remaining fish went to Q tank and I treated them with copper. 1 month later, no sign of Ick. Fish go back to big tank (55 gallon, wet/dry, 60lbs LR, Protien Skimmer) waited 2 more weeks, ordered another Tusk and an Equisite Wrasse (small). Quaranteened them for 1 more month, a small ick outbreak during first week, treated with copper, all gone.
Finally put them in big tank, first 3 weeks, everything is great. All eating well, happy & getting along. All of a sudden Wrasse gets spots all other fish fine. I immediately read the boards, test the water and do a 20% water change, order meds and treat with garlic. Water parameters were fine. No Amonia, no Nitrite, 15-20 nitrates. Now two clowns, the wrasse and the tusk have spots. The Tusk has lots of white dust looking stuff on him and this all came on overnight.
I cranked my Q tank back up just in case of emergency , but I would like to treat w/o using copper. I used my first treatment today of the Probiotic Marine Formula and the Kent Marine Rx*P from Doctors Foster and Smith. Both claim to be reef safe. I've also been soakin all food in Seachem Garlic Guard.
Again, this is the first day of treatment with the two meds, but the garlic's been gong since Wed. and things have only gotten worse. I fear that the tusk is getting bad and it's affecting his behavior. I think he may have started rubbing against the rocks. Should I keep the treatment going or risk stressing him even more by catching him and moving him to the Q tank to be treated with Copper. Or is it already too late?
