Ick?
- Thread starter Nate0712
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Tiny white spots that look like grains of salt covering the fishes body and tail is ICK.
Unless you want to move all your fish to a QT tank and treat them with either hypo OR copper and leave your display tank empty for 8 weeks, your best bet is to reduce the stress level, keep the water quality high and make sure the fish is eating quality food and the fish should then be able to fight the ick on its own. But you will still have ick in the tank, just your fish are healthy enough to keep it at bay.
Also read this great thread on Ick. - https://www.livingreefs.com/oh-no-have-ich-do-do-t30950.html
Unless you want to move all your fish to a QT tank and treat them with either hypo OR copper and leave your display tank empty for 8 weeks, your best bet is to reduce the stress level, keep the water quality high and make sure the fish is eating quality food and the fish should then be able to fight the ick on its own. But you will still have ick in the tank, just your fish are healthy enough to keep it at bay.
Also read this great thread on Ick. - https://www.livingreefs.com/oh-no-have-ich-do-do-t30950.html
wontonflip
I failed Kobayashi Maru
+1 Mike...if he's eating, I'd leave him alone.
Bifferwine
I am a girl
It does sound like ich. It's often first visible on the tail and fins.
little_fish
Moderator
From a guess looking at your signature, i think the stress is coming from having too many fish in your tank. How many and fish do you have right now?
little_fish
Moderator
Im sorry to hear that about the clowns :( But having several aggressive fish in a small tank can lead to issue with stress related illness.
