HELP! tang might have ICK!!!

[lucy10203]

i have a 55g tank, i have owned the tang for around.. 9-10 days ish. it is eating but it hardly swims around form the first day i got it. it always hid behind a apart of my protein skimmer. i did not think this was anything bad, he would come out a few times to get some exercise i guess. now i think i see some small white dots on his dorsal fin.. WHAT SHOULD I DO??

everything is perfect . 0 nitrite. 0 ammnonia, ph 8.2 nitrate0

HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEELPppp

oh btw, its a blue hippo tang

 

[darkcirca]

Hippo Tang in a 55gl?

Is your sand white? We noticed white spots on his fins at some points, then realized it was just sand.

 

[lucy10203]

yeah buts its an extremely small tang.. not big. when he gets big he wil have a new home if everything goes according to plan. maybe it could be jsut sand...

 

[Star_Rider]

tangs + ich =bad

tangs have a propensity for ich(I found out)

keep an eye on it..and take a close look..the tang will get stressed with ich
if you do find it is ich..if you can catch it..move it to a quarantine tank and treat it.
there are several methods..from doing large daily water changes to meds to low specific gravity.
good luck

 

[lucy10203]

ich, sorry spelt ti wrong lol
thing is, i dont have a quartine tank... =/
i DO have a spare 20 g tank, with a filter... but its a little to much $ to be running 2 tanks.. and a little time consuming as well if im correct. plus, dont i haev to let the tank cycle too??