White Powder

[roodee]

I'm not sure if it's me or not, but my clown fish seems to have a very faint white powder on his eye and part of his body. He's acting fairly normal (swimming near the glass, eating, etc), but just wanted to check to see what it might be. I added a six-line on Sunday, but my levels haven't risen above .20 since the introduction. What should I be on the look out for? I have corals (hammer, frogspawn, xenia, star polyps) and all is well there. My new introduction also shows no signs of stress or physical problems. What do you guys think?

 

[sadielynn]

with out pictures it is difficult to say it could be ich or velvet .. both are contagious feed foods soaked in garlic to stimulate eating :mrgreen:

 

[roodee]

I'll try to get a good picture,but he eats just fine. In fact he ate out of my hand last night. Maybe I'm being paranoid? He's not lethargic or anything, but he seems to have unhosted the powerhead. He swims on the other side of the tank..

 

[sadielynn]

still could be 1 of the 2 you just dont want it to progress... You want them to pig out if it is ich so that they dont weaken from it ..... this helps them fight it off with everything they have got :mrgreen:

 

[EDGRAY]

yeah follow sadie advice garlic is great for any kind of desease ... Garlic + food = Health buffer.