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Originally Posted by BradJ  I have had a small onespot foxface (~3 in.) for little more than 3 weeks. For the last couple of weeks, he has had fairly consistant white spots only on his tail fin. While at first glance it looks like a classic case of ich, the spots don't appear to have changed at all. Doesn't ich have a life cycle of about 3-7 days hosting on the fish and then drop off before reappearing (more than likely in a new location)? These spots aren't dropping off.
He does at times have spots on his body but they usually don't last more than a day, or at most maybe 2 days, so I am thinking it is just debris or small air bubbles clinging to him. I do have a lot of tiny particles in the water column. I only have 2 other fish that are completely clean (clown & mandarin)
I've thought about doing a 5 min. fresh water dip just in case it is some other parasite. I'm also considering adding a UV. Would anyone recommend this?
It is a reef tank with soft corals and inverts. I've considered trying Ruby Reef Kick Ich as my LFS claims success with it as long as the ich outbreak is not too bad. But I really hate to treat the whole tank.
Any suggestions? |
Any outbreak of Ich is bad enough to treat. You can have excellent tank parameters and still get Ich. They are not the determining factor. You have excellent parameters and possible have Ich. The Ich parasite can be dormant or not visible for a long time and then bam there it is. It's appearance is caused by stress. You mentioned having the Fox Face for three weeks. The act of purchasing him and taking him home is a cause of stress, as is his prior capture and shipping to the retail from the wholesaler. Our fish are in a constant state of stress until we get them home and provide them with a stable environment and the chance to rest and recuperate. That's when the Ich appears if it's not apparent at the
LFS. If Ich is what the FF has, it's a classic case.
I understand Kick Ich works in a reef tank. There is another reef safe remedy that I recently took on, "No Sick Fish". This company has a whole line of reef safe medications. If you are interested you can read about them on my website -
HERE
What ever decision you make, good luck.
