yellow tang with black dots in the hospital tank

[tran]

Any one with experience treating black dots on marine fishes

Bought a small yellow tang from OceansInGlass a week ago, I put him in the 20g long qt with copper since. He is doing great, eats well, swim well and go in out the pcv blocks fine.

today with a magnify glass, I noticed a tiny little salt grain sized black dots on him, his not fully covered but there are black dots on his body/face.

I had successfully treated marine ich (white dots) with copper on all of my fish before. I just never had or seen a fish with black dots.

will copper cure the parasites? what is the best treatment for this?

P/S: Ever since I learn how to qt new fish (a year ago), I have always quarantined every new fish and treated with copper 4-5 weeks before I let them in my dt tank. (so far so good )

thanks
tran

 

[new2saltyfish]

it's another form of ich...black ich...copper should take care of the problem. I've never had a fish with that before but i've seen it and heard of it. On the copper treatment i use it says also works on black ich so i would think copper would take care of it. Copper takes care of all inverts as far as i know. I would continue treating him the same way you have been and he should be fine. Someone else with more experience with black ich will probably say something as well though.

 

[frank180reef]

this should help

http://saltaquarium.about.com/cs/compldiagnodisease/a/aa041701.htm

 

[Aquaman_68]

black ich is nasty...hyper salinity bath for aprox 3-4 mins....read up on how to do it...if u have problems trying to find info pm me...