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As you all know I'm new to salt water tanks. I have a 30 gal with a clown (ocellaris), a red-lipped blenny and just this weekend I got a Royal Gramma/Fairy Basslet.
When I bought the RG I was told they'd had it for almost a month and that it's been doing great, etc., etc. So, I acclimated him slowly, he's chosen a nice little cave out front and has started to get bolder.
Well, last night I noticed my clown flicked a few times, but didn't realize saltwater fish could get ich, so I thought I was imagining things. Wrong! This morning he has 3 white spots on him!!! After looking online I have done a freshwater dip, a heavy dosed Formaline dip, and then put him in the QT treated with Formaline. He seems to be doing ok - no signs of stress.
My QT tank is only 2.5 gal, by the way, with a in-tank bubbler filter, a heater and a clay pot for hiding.
Now my blenny started flicking a few minutes ago! Should I move him and the RG to the QT too or just hope they fight it off? I have LR, snails, a starfish and hermits in the main tank, so I can't treat it as a whole.
All of my stats are great... amm 0, nitrite 0, nitrates <5, ph 8.2, sg 1.026, temp 78. Everything was fine until the RG came along, but so far he looks perfect. I'm at a loss as to what caused this.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated. I feel I'm already failing at this...
When I bought the RG I was told they'd had it for almost a month and that it's been doing great, etc., etc. So, I acclimated him slowly, he's chosen a nice little cave out front and has started to get bolder.
Well, last night I noticed my clown flicked a few times, but didn't realize saltwater fish could get ich, so I thought I was imagining things. Wrong! This morning he has 3 white spots on him!!! After looking online I have done a freshwater dip, a heavy dosed Formaline dip, and then put him in the QT treated with Formaline. He seems to be doing ok - no signs of stress.
My QT tank is only 2.5 gal, by the way, with a in-tank bubbler filter, a heater and a clay pot for hiding.
Now my blenny started flicking a few minutes ago! Should I move him and the RG to the QT too or just hope they fight it off? I have LR, snails, a starfish and hermits in the main tank, so I can't treat it as a whole.
All of my stats are great... amm 0, nitrite 0, nitrates <5, ph 8.2, sg 1.026, temp 78. Everything was fine until the RG came along, but so far he looks perfect. I'm at a loss as to what caused this.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated. I feel I'm already failing at this...