Large purple tang.. ICK, VELVET OR MHLLE?

[Rogerscody17]

Hello,

I have a 7" purple tang, eats pellets 3 times a day soaked in garlic, algea clip available once a day, mysis once a week. His overall health is good, ick is NOT present on the wrasse or tusk.

I'm running carbon on my tank(fx6 canister).

Should I freshwater dip?
Local shop ower has advised me to remove carbon, and leave him alone to heal.
Only problem, was he is Asian and it was hard for me to explain to him that the tang has a little bit bigger spots then ick which lead me to believe it's velvet.

I have methalyne-blue ready on hand. QT is currently full.
Take out carbon?

Thanks everybody. He's healthy and fat, eats out of my hand.

[Dmorty217]

If you suspect velvet I would pull all fish and treat ASAP. Followed by 6 wks without fish in the DT. I would also stop using the carbon in the canister filter. People who keep tangs and use carbon suggest some that Bulk reef supply sells, just can't remember the name of it at this time. It's too difficult for me to see your picture properly since I'm using my iphone and it will only get so big before it disappears

[snorvich]

Originally Posted by Dmorty217

If you suspect velvet I would pull all fish and treat ASAP. Followed by 6 wks without fish in the DT. I would also stop using the carbon in the canister filter. People who keep tangs and use carbon suggest some that Bulk reef supply sells, just can't remember the name of it at this time. It's too difficult for me to see your picture properly since I'm using my iphone and it will only get so big before it disappears

I agree. Picture, however, in not definitive.

[wooden_reefer]

Originally Posted by Rogerscody17

Hello,

I have a 7" purple tang, eats pellets 3 times a day soaked in garlic, algea clip available once a day, mysis once a week. His overall health is good, ick is NOT present on the wrasse or tusk.

I'm running carbon on my tank(fx6 canister).

Should I freshwater dip?
Local shop ower has advised me to remove carbon, and leave him alone to heal.
Only problem, was he is Asian and it was hard for me to explain to him that the tang has a little bit bigger spots then ick which lead me to believe it's velvet.

I have methalyne-blue ready on hand. QT is currently full.
Take out carbon?

Thanks everybody. He's healthy and fat, eats out of my hand.

Velvet is generally powdery in appearance.

It this tang unplanned so you get it even when your QT is full?

A makeshift QT is just a suitable container of inert material with cycled medium. Do you have an extra filter etc? Have you cycled enough medium to support it?

Don't lose this one.

[Rogerscody17]

[QUOTE=Dmorty217;23154345]If you suspect velvet I would pull all fish and treat ASAP. Followed by 6 wks without fish in the DT. I would also stop using the carbon in the canister filter. People who keep tangs and use carbon suggest some that Bulk reef supply sells, just can't remember the name of it at this time. It's too difficult for me to see your picture properly since I'm using my iphone and it will only get so big before it worse[\QOUTE]

I'll keep you all updated.

[ca1ore]

Hard to tell from the photo, but looks more like blotches, so probably not ich. I have had tangs with HLLE and it presents itself on the head or along the lateral line, not on the fins or lower body (BRS carbon is the ROX stuff). Doesn't really look like velvet to me either. Perhaps just stress blotches? REALLY bad idea to not QT Tangs though.