ich on goldrim tang

R.W. · 08/07/2008, 10:18 PM

I have a goldrim tang that gets white spots all over his body in the evening right before the lights go off. In the morning they are gone. I looks just like ich, but doesnt ich stay on all the time?

jthao · 08/07/2008, 10:56 PM

if it's all gone by morning everyday, then it's not ich. ich stays on and will go away, but when it comes back it doesn't stay just for the night.

taz13777 · 08/07/2008, 11:27 PM

Sounds like ich to me.....something is stressing him out in the day.

mixed_reefer · 08/08/2008, 12:01 AM

Yes that is ich. It falls off them at night and as the day wears on it will get worse and worse again. My yellow did it for about 5 days when i got him. Water quality and diet are very important. I did water changes nightly and fed foods enriched with things like selcon to combat the problem and i still have the same yellow tang.

R.W. · 08/08/2008, 10:21 AM

there is no white spots on him during the day. They appear only about 1 hour before my lights go off for the night. When the lights come back on the white spots have disappeared.

R.W. · 08/08/2008, 10:22 AM

My water quality is kinda poor right now because my skimmer is awaiting a new venturi part. (Should be here soon) I will do a 20g water change today.

08/07/2008, 10:18 PM	#1
R.W. Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 890	ich on goldrim tang I have a goldrim tang that gets white spots all over his body in the evening right before the lights go off. In the morning they are gone. I looks just like ich, but doesnt ich stay on all the time? __________________ 180g FOWLR "Sun bathing on the floor next to your tank is not, in any way equivalent to spending time outdoors."

08/07/2008, 10:56 PM	#2
jthao Super Saiyan Join Date: May 2007 Location: NorCal Posts: 2,522	if it's all gone by morning everyday, then it's not ich. ich stays on and will go away, but when it comes back it doesn't stay just for the night. __________________ Elos 160xl \| Profilux 3.1Nex ultimate \| BK DC200 \| (5)Mitras 6200s \|(4) Vortech MP40QD \| 3155 ATO \| Schuran CaRx \| Carbon-Doser \| Red Dragon return \| 500G Starphire FOWLR \| BK SM200 \| (6) Tunze 6105

08/08/2008, 10:21 AM	#5
R.W. Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 890	there is no white spots on him during the day. They appear only about 1 hour before my lights go off for the night. When the lights come back on the white spots have disappeared. __________________ 180g FOWLR "Sun bathing on the floor next to your tank is not, in any way equivalent to spending time outdoors."

08/08/2008, 10:22 AM	#6
R.W. Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 890	My water quality is kinda poor right now because my skimmer is awaiting a new venturi part. (Should be here soon) I will do a 20g water change today. __________________ 180g FOWLR "Sun bathing on the floor next to your tank is not, in any way equivalent to spending time outdoors."

08/07/2008, 11:27 PM	#3
taz13777 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 56	Sounds like ich to me.....something is stressing him out in the day.

08/08/2008, 12:01 AM	#4
mixed_reefer Moved On Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 516	Yes that is ich. It falls off them at night and as the day wears on it will get worse and worse again. My yellow did it for about 5 days when i got him. Water quality and diet are very important. I did water changes nightly and fed foods enriched with things like selcon to combat the problem and i still have the same yellow tang.