Perculas with ich?

[greg97527]

OK I have had my 55 running for years now and its very healthy now with no gha or anything. I have 4 chromis, a purple firefish and a lawnmower blenny which are all very healthy. I added 2 healthy percs last night and wake up this morning to see my 2 percs have what looks like ich or maybe something else. All other tank mates show no signs of any problems. i don't know why but everytime i try adding a perc or tang it gets sick and dies. i havent added anything to my tank in quite some time now (months). i see a spec or 2 the size of a salt grain that is clearly ich but i also see raised small lumps on the percs. any ideas?

[jojo22]

I would QT them and use hypo with some good food. If you look in the articles section you will see an article by mutts that may help you out quite a bit. Good luck!

[reef123]

look up cauliflower disease

[mutts]

like jo said i wrote somthing that might help, read that and then post here or there if you have any more questions. i killed my year old clowns when i was fighting ich it can be a hard thing to stop but if you work fast when you notice it you can get rid of it before it spreads or things get to bad.

good luck!

[hummer]

good luck bud...

[Kenny_Graham]

:eek: Cleaner Shrimp are good for Ich.

[jojo22]

So how are you fairing in the ichy battle Greg??????

[Kenny_Graham]

Just Ducky!!

[greg97527]

ich is gone, the other bumps are not and he will not eat. lost 1 perc the same day but the other is still alive and breathing fast. he's going to die and i can't figure out whats wrong with him so thats that :( it does'nt look like cauliflower disease although the rapid breathing and not eating symptoms are there. the bumps look like warts almost yet they are smooth like the rest of the clown so im at a loss. no more percs for me, maybe later down the road ill try a hartier clown like the skunk or maroon.

[jojo22]

Can you get a picture???? Have you tried a FW dip??? That may help and a pic will definatly help us to assist you in figureing out what is wrong so your little guy might have a little better chance.

[greg97527]

no cam right now and yes i did a fw dip

[greg97527]

they look like welts almost but there is nothing in the tank to fight with the percs.

[jojo22]

Is it in a QT tank??? If so you may want to try a melafix/primafix combo as they provide a good bacterial fungus fighting combo!

[Sweetpea]

I'm sorry to hear about your fight to save this perc... I really hope he makes it!