Could this be a sign of ich?

[Fishybusiness412]

Hey guys,

I've recently spotted a small faint white spot on my clown, it's been there a couple of days and no further developments so far.

With your experience, would you regard this to be ich, or potential salt/ sand flake stuck on him?

When would you start treating it and what is the best medication?

He has no signs of rubbing against things or anything like that so far.

 

[Reefer5640]

Looks too big to be ich in my opinion.

 

[Big G]

Could be a few things: grain of sand, Lymphocystis, flukes, early stage Ich.

A freshwater dip will confirm or eliminate flukes as the problem and if its Ich can remove a few of the parasites and give you time to get ready to treat.
If the spot is raised a bit and cottony, fibrous, or cauliflower like in texture, its probably Lymphocystis.

Lymphocystis

Lymphocystis What You Need To Know: * This is a virus that many fish carry for life. The white nodules (cauliflower-like growths) can grow both externally and internally; so symptoms are not always visible. * There is no known cure for Lympho. However, feeding vitamin-enriched foods and...

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Freshwater Dip

Freshwater Dip What It Treats – Provides temporary relief for a wide range of diseases: 1) Marine Velvet Disease (Amyloodinium ocellatum) 2) Brooklynella hostilis 3) Uronema marinum 4) Flukes (Monogeneans) 5) Black Ich (Turbellarians) Can be used to confirm the presence of Flukes (see video...

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[Fishybusiness412]

Thanks for the info as always! You guys are always so quick to help!

I've been garlic extreming the tank just in case, and the flake of white spot is now gone!