white spot on clown
 

Hi,
I have a false percula clownfish that I bought about a week ago. It
appears to be doing fine, and is very active, but just after I bought it, I
noticed a large white spot on its side. It looks like a large grain of
sugar. I've watched it really close, and it hasn't seemed to grow, and no
others have appeared, so I didn't know if this was ok? Does anyone know
what this might be? Or if I can try to remove it? Thanks -Chris

Sounds like ICH.

Do a google and you will find a billion ways to cure it. Hyposalinty is the
best followed by copper. For both treatments you need to remove the fish
from the tank and QT him in a tank without live rock.

If you are lucky keep the fish feed well and non stressed and he should
fight it off himself. He must have been stressed at the LFS and he got ich.

Good luck!

R






"Chris Gentry" wrote in message
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Hi,
I have a false percula clownfish that I bought about a week ago. It
appears to be doing fine, and is very active, but just after I bought it,
I
noticed a large white spot on its side. It looks like a large grain of
sugar. I've watched it really close, and it hasn't seemed to grow, and no
others have appeared, so I didn't know if this was ok? Does anyone know
what this might be? Or if I can try to remove it? Thanks -Chris

Chris Gentry wrote:

Hi,
I have a false percula clownfish that I bought about a week ago. It
appears to be doing fine, and is very active, but just after I bought it, I
noticed a large white spot on its side. It looks like a large grain of
sugar. I've watched it really close, and it hasn't seemed to grow, and no
others have appeared, so I didn't know if this was ok? Does anyone know
what this might be? Or if I can try to remove it? Thanks -Chris


Well, since there's only one of them, it can't be white spot disease. It's
probably something akin to lymphocystis, which is harmless. Just keep an eye on
it.

George Patterson
I prefer Heaven for climate but Hell for company.

Mr Dad wrote:

Sounds like ICH.

Sal****er ick is about the size of a pinpoint, and it doesn't come as a single
spot. This isn't ick.

George Patterson
I prefer Heaven for climate but Hell for company.

George some of the initial outbreaks have to start somewhere. I have seen
it as a single grain. Or at least that is all that is sometimes noticed. If
the fish do not fight it off it could be more.

Again since it is common that is why I pointed in that direction.

Good luck




"George Patterson" wrote in message
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Chris Gentry wrote:

Hi,
I have a false percula clownfish that I bought about a week ago. It
appears to be doing fine, and is very active, but just after I bought
it, I
noticed a large white spot on its side. It looks like a large grain of
sugar. I've watched it really close, and it hasn't seemed to grow, and
no
others have appeared, so I didn't know if this was ok? Does anyone know
what this might be? Or if I can try to remove it? Thanks -Chris


Well, since there's only one of them, it can't be white spot disease. It's
probably something akin to lymphocystis, which is harmless. Just keep an
eye on
it.

George Patterson
I prefer Heaven for climate but Hell for company.

Mr Dad wrote:

George some of the initial outbreaks have to start somewhere. I have seen
it as a single grain. Or at least that is all that is sometimes noticed. If
the fish do not fight it off it could be more.

Yes, but it's been there for a week and no more have developed. White spot
would've spread fairly rapidly.

George Patterson
I prefer Heaven for climate but Hell for company.

It could also be an injury. Maybe the little guy bumped into a jagged
rock or something.
I've seen an injury that can somewhat look like a "Ich Grain".

George Patterson wrote:

Mr Dad wrote:


George some of the initial outbreaks have to start somewhere. I have seen
it as a single grain. Or at least that is all that is sometimes noticed. If
the fish do not fight it off it could be more.



Yes, but it's been there for a week and no more have developed. White spot
would've spread fairly rapidly.

George Patterson
I prefer Heaven for climate but Hell for company.



--
Ric Seyler

I missed that it has been there for a week. If it did not spread it should have at least fallen off.

R






"RicSeyler" wrote in message ...
It could also be an injury. Maybe the little guy bumped into a jagged rock or something.
I've seen an injury that can somewhat look like a "Ich Grain".

George Patterson wrote:

Mr Dad wrote:
George some of the initial outbreaks have to start somewhere. I have seen
it as a single grain. Or at least that is all that is sometimes noticed. If
the fish do not fight it off it could be more.

Yes, but it's been there for a week and no more have developed. White spot
would've spread fairly rapidly.

George Patterson
I prefer Heaven for climate but Hell for company.


--
Ric Seyler

Follow-up question.
after treating the fish with cooper/formalin/freshwater bath how long should
it be quarintined? How long does the infected tank need to be fish free
before they can be reintroduced? thanks.
"Mr Dad" wrote in message
...
I missed that it has been there for a week. If it did not spread it should
have at least fallen off.

R






"RicSeyler" wrote in message
...
It could also be an injury. Maybe the little guy bumped into a jagged rock
or something.
I've seen an injury that can somewhat look like a "Ich Grain".

George Patterson wrote:

Mr Dad wrote:

George some of the initial outbreaks have to start somewhere. I have seen
it as a single grain. Or at least that is all that is sometimes noticed. If
the fish do not fight it off it could be more.


Yes, but it's been there for a week and no more have developed. White spot
would've spread fairly rapidly.

George Patterson
I prefer Heaven for climate but Hell for company.



--
Ric Seyler

larap wrote:

Follow-up question.
after treating the fish with cooper/formalin/freshwater bath how long should
it be quarintined? How long does the infected tank need to be fish free
before they can be reintroduced?

The complete lifecycle of these parasites runs about a month. If some of them
have just dropped off the fish to lay eggs at the time you remove the fish,
those supposedly will hatch in a week or two and start looking for fish to feed
on. They will eventually starve, so, in theory, you should be able to put the
fish back in in a bit less than a month. In practice, I have heard of
re-infections after longer periods. My guess is that some of the eggs lie
dormant for some time.

George Patterson
I prefer Heaven for climate but Hell for company.