White spots neon goby

[Calvin96]

Hi

Can anyone ID the disease on my neon goby that's appeared all of a sudden?

Is it white spot?

None of my other fish are showing any symptoms

 

[Jay Hemdal]

Yes, that does look like ich, Cryptocaryon. Neon gobies can also get mucus plugs, but when I see spots on the fins, that’s typically ich.

What is the history of this fish?
What other fish are in with it?
If this tank has invertebrates in it, do you have a treatment tank available?

 

[Calvin96]

I have 2 clownfish, a hector goby and a firefish. The neon goby has been with me for several months now and has had no issues

I have both corals, cleaner shrimp, conch and snails in my tank and no QT tank available. What would you recommend?

 

[Jay Hemdal]

I have 2 clownfish, a hector goby and a firefish. The neon goby has been with me for several months now and has had no issues

I have both corals, cleaner shrimp, conch and snails in my tank and no QT tank available. What would you recommend?

There really isn’t a good option in your scenario. Hopefully my diagnosis is wrong and it IS mucus plugs.

Here is a post I made about trying to manage ich in tanks with invertebrates:

"Ich Management"

Because this topic continues to come up, I wanted to create a sticky thread so that it is more easily referenced. Please understand that I am NOT presenting this as an optimum method for controlling marine ich, just putting it out there for people who want to try it. Also, do not pick and...

www.reef2reef.com

Jay

 

[Calvin96]

Would you suggest setting up a QT tank and placing all my fish in there to start medicating them?

 

[Jay Hemdal]

Would you suggest setting up a QT tank and placing all my fish in there to start medicating them?

You can possibly wait to see if spots develop on any other fish, confirming ich, before taking that step.

Your three best options would be to attempt ich management, move the invertebrates out to a new tank and treat the fish with hypo (low) salinity, or moving the fish to a treatment tank and treating them with coppersafe.

Remember though, setting a new tank up on the fly requires that you also establish a biological filter to keep the ammonia level down.