Sick Cow Fish

Salty21 · 03-19-2006, 09:45 AM

Hello everyone, I am new to the website and am hoping I can find some help about my Cow Fish named Norman. Recently I had added a Fire fish and a Coral Beauty to the 70 gal tank which already housed a Cow Fish and 2 Perculas. Since adding these new fish I have noticed that Norman has developed these zit like bumps all over his body and his eyes look like they are glossing over. Any ideas what it might be? He is still active and eats normally, but just doesn't look right.

Any help is appreciated.

Reefneck · 03-19-2006, 09:59 AM

Sounds like Ick! A picture would help alot but if it's white "zits", it's Ick.

**Scuba Kid** · 03-19-2006, 10:27 AM

you may want to move him into a quarantine tank if you have one because cowfish can release toxins into the water that may harm your fish when they are stressed.

**Fishfirst** · 03-19-2006, 04:54 PM

agreed, the cowfish should be removed until he's better (using a copper sulfate treatment like coppersafe should cure him) reason being
1) ich is contagious
2) cowfish are known tank nukers

03-19-2006, 09:45 AM	#1
Salty21 Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Age: 35 Posts: 1	Sick Cow Fish Hello everyone, I am new to the website and am hoping I can find some help about my Cow Fish named Norman. Recently I had added a Fire fish and a Coral Beauty to the 70 gal tank which already housed a Cow Fish and 2 Perculas. Since adding these new fish I have noticed that Norman has developed these zit like bumps all over his body and his eyes look like they are glossing over. Any ideas what it might be? He is still active and eats normally, but just doesn't look right. Any help is appreciated.

03-19-2006, 09:59 AM	#2
Reefneck Senior Aquarist Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Near a Coral Reef Age: 47 Posts: 1,351	Sounds like Ick! A picture would help alot but if it's white "zits", it's Ick. __________________ I wonder how much salt mix I would need to turn our in ground pool into a Reef.

03-19-2006, 10:27 AM	#3
Scuba Kid Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: RI Age: 18 Posts: 4,221	you may want to move him into a quarantine tank if you have one because cowfish can release toxins into the water that may harm your fish when they are stressed. __________________ Current setups: 1800 gallon koi pond, 10 gallon planted, 150 gallon reef, other FOWLR tanks

03-19-2006, 04:54 PM	#4
Fishfirst Fish Guru Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Northern Wisconsin Age: 24 Posts: 3,542	agreed, the cowfish should be removed until he's better (using a copper sulfate treatment like coppersafe should cure him) reason being 1) ich is contagious 2) cowfish are known tank nukers __________________ 210 Gal Reef w/ 55 Gallon Sump/Fuge, 125 Gal Fish Only, 65 Gal Seahorse-29 Gallon Sump, 55 Gal FOWLR, 54 Gal Corner FW Community, 20 Gal Nano FOWLR, 55 Gal Piranha, 29 gallon QT "All the yellow tangs and clownfish in the world can't save you now! hahahah" Peter from Family Guy

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