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03-29-2007, 04:47 AM
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what you are describing is called Ick, tangs are very suseptable to getting this, it is little parasites, fish will get it when they are stressed (ie, new tank, new tankmates, fish picking on them etc) The things I would do would be to get some garlic extract or selcon and adding it to the feedings. Turn of the lights and let him get settled. There are treatments that you can get that are not very expensive that will treat ick, make sure they are coral safe if you have corals..
Best of luck any other questions do not hesitate to ask, Kris 
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03-29-2007, 05:00 AM
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I f it/s a fish only tank treat with coppersafe right away.I f it/s a reef tank there is not much to do.I would give the tang a freshwater bath.That will get rid of ich on the fish.You should quaratine a new fish for 3 weeks.I have been in the hobby 12 years and have paid the price for not doing it.Garlic is a whise tale.I talked to a marine bioligest years ago.He said it does nothing to stop ich.
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03-29-2007, 05:05 AM
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Do a freshwater dip.Make sure the temp. and the ph are the same as your tank.Leave the fish in as long as you can./1or2 minutes.Make sure you decloriate the water. After you put the fish in the tankcheck the contianer .You will be surprised how much comes off.
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03-29-2007, 05:16 AM
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I will definately try all of those methods (except copper since we have several different corals) I just didn't think it was ich, but I've been in the internet now for about an hour an I found 1 pic that looks a lot like our guy.....yup, it's ich alright
 I've raised my temp to 82 and I've lowered my salinity to .023. Any other tips would be great. Thanks everyone!!
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03-29-2007, 05:34 AM
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I would keep an eye on your other fish.If it spreads i would look into to borrow a tank to treat your fish.All you need is heater and power head.You can give your fish a freshwater dip a few times daily.The fish actualy like it as it gives them releaf .I have run into every disease out there.
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03-29-2007, 08:28 AM
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What are the 10 other fish..?
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03-29-2007, 03:39 PM
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In my experience, cleaner shrimp will help control the ich on the tang and will give it some relief. My tangs got ich shortly after reintroducing them to my tank after I had to re-cycle. Once I added some cleaner shrimp the ich was not visible on the fish and I haven't seen any since. This was about a year ago. I couldn't use copper based meds as I had corals in the tank. This is by no means a cure but it should help the situation. As soon as I added the shrimp the tangs swam right up to them immediately and the shrimp were crawling all over them.
Also consider getting a UV sterilizer, this should kill the ich in the water column.
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