Improvement after Copper Treatment

[J_Vee]

Thanks for the help,

The fish seem to be doing better after a week of copper treatment in the Quarantine tank. I have also decreased the salinity to 1.014 which I will gradually increase prior to putting the fish back in the main tank. They still have 3 weeks in quarantine tank though.


Joe

PS. The problem looked like ICH

 

[MarkLehr]

Great news Joe.
For the benefit of everyone reading, what types of fish do you have? What was the first symptom you noticed which led you to suspect ich?

 

[J_Vee]

I first noticed my Rusty Angelfish swimming in the airstone bubbles and rubbing on the rocks. Then I noticed white "stuff" (for lack of a better word) on his side. Then I noticed my yellow tail damsel rubbing on the rocks. I tried treating the tank with a parasite treatment and the the Rusty angel died. Then my Watchman goby stopped swimming around or eating much. So I transfered all the remaining fish to the quarantine tank, with copper treatment. The four remaining fish are 1 Yellow tail blue damsel, 1 Cinnamon clown fish, 1 Long nosed hawkfish, 1 watchman goby.
I took my fish off the signature because nearly everytime I posted someone told me I had picked the wrong fish type etc.



Joe