spot on fish

[Oprah Wrangler]

Hello All,

 

I am happy to have found a place to go and call fishy home and I send out a special thanks to my new friends in the Inverts Exhibit at the National Zoo who turned me on to this site. Having gotten that out of the way here is my issue. My clownfish has developed a spot on the base of his caudal fin that strongly resembles a pimple. Besides the uncontrolable urge to pull him out and pop it what might I treat this with if I should treat it at all.

[dhoch]

First of all Welcome (consider becoming a member)...

 

As to your question that depends...

 

As first step you might just try adding some garlic to his/her diet... That's assuming that the spot is ICH (and not some other disease or just a spot of sand)... there are treatments, but garlic is a good first line...

 

Dave

[Oprah Wrangler]

I will try Garlic. I have raised the temperature in the tanka little because I thought I read some where that ich is a cold water parasite. As far as giving garlic I am not sure how to go about doing this. In reguards to becoming a member, one step ahead of ya. I joined up last sunday.

[dhoch]

If you joined up last sunday PM howardnova about how come you don't have wamas membership status (allthough his ears are probably burning)...

 

As for garlic... here is a receipe that a number of people are using: (garlic, ginger, carrot and mysis)

 

Grate it- just the ordinary ginger root from any grocery produce isle- One small root will last you a long time- Fresh garlic, Carrot. and frozen mysis. I zest of grate about equal parts to the size of the frozen cube of mysis- let it sit a while to thawn stir with a plactic spoon and wala- feeding time- My tangs eat the ginger bits the carrot bits after the mysis are all gone. Grate it all as small as possible- IT is not a science but an art.

 

Dave

[Guest ethandvm]

You can buy liquid garlic at most good fish stores. If you are feeding frozen brine or mysis, add a few drops while the food is defrosting. Or if you feed live brince you can add several drops to their water, let is sit for 12+ hours then feed.