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Hippo Tang and s/w Ick?????

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1AaronTravels
, 03-22-2011 at 02:34 PM (1907 Views)
I know that in the freshwater aquarium hobby, that F/W Ick is white spots all over the body of a fish (if memory serves me correct.. been a long time since I faced that ordeal in a tank.) I've noticed that my Hippo Tang has what looks like scratches only on one side of it's body. In the photo's it showing up mottled, but the other side of him is clean and looks good. Any ideas whats going on???

Also, for whats it's worth, He doesnt like his Right Side photographed.... I took all the pix of his left w/out any problems, but, get him to pose and show me whats going on on his right side, fuggataboutit! lol...


Many Thanks for any input.


Aaron
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  1. Blown76mav's Avatar
    HLLE? try this.

    http://www.fantasyreef.com/database....d=11&itemid=51

    without a pic its hard to tell. And yes Ick is the same white spots in a saltwater tank.
  2. Blown76mav's Avatar
    Double post.
  3. Sumpmonkey's Avatar
    Cant really see anything in the picks sorry.I would suggest more observation could they possibly be just a few harmless scrapes from the rock work.Is this fish being harassed by any other tank mates.make sure you keep up on the water quality.And maybe a little garlic soak if needed and some vitamins on the food to just boost the immune system.Hope you figure it out.Is said fish eating well now.
    happy tanks to you.................
  4. baker.shawn's Avatar
    i also dont see anything in those pics, like sumpmonkey suggested some garlic soaked nori may help and you can also get supplements like selcon or Elos vitamin for fish food (BRS has it) may help boost the immune system
  5. melev's Avatar
    Hippo tangs tend to tuck into the rockwork to hide and/or sleep. It could be scrapings from the rockwork as was suggested above. It can heal over time if it doesn't keep rubbing that side.
  6. 1AaronTravels's Avatar
    Shawn, BRS????

    And et al, yes, I will follow up with garlic and vitamins and closely watching him. He does run to a Spot in the rocks but, I've not noticed anyone bothering him, so far, a pretty quite tank, with exception of the clowns still bickering to see who will be dominant female and the damsels, being damsels...

    Thanks for all the assistance, LFS at the top of the list for todays outings.


    Aaron
  7. kayl's Avatar
    BRS= Bulk Reef Supply