Disease id

[AdamPL]

Hi everyone,

Need some id what that could be on my Purple tang. I am going through hypo right now, and I have bunch of different tangs in this tank and its only one like that. I am positive it's not ich because even Achilles doesn't have a single spot.
Thanks

 

[HotRocks]

It sure looks like ich.

Have you done a FW dip to see if it's flukes?

 

[AdamPL]

No I did not dip him. I'm on hypo at 1.009 and rest of my fish looking perfect.

 

[HotRocks]

How long have you been in hypo? Could be a resistant strain. Just odd that only one fish would be afflicted.

@4FordFamily @Big G @Humblefish any other ideas here?

 

[Big G]

When you look real close at the white spots are they very small salt crystals or very small cottony/cauliflower like balls?

 

[AdamPL]

Thats 31 day hypo, and dots, they not that small, I took another picture

 

[4FordFamily]

I’d do a dip I’m thinking flukes possibly

 

[HotRocks]

I'm wondering if you are dealing with some hypo resistant strain of worm.

 

[AdamPL]

I will start bringing salinity back tomorrow, will see if that's ich or not. I will dose Prazi, when done with hypo

 

[AdamPL]

Any med for that?

 

[sawdonkey]

I don’t think this is flukes. Flukes are hard to see in the fish except when on the eyeballs. Flukes are bigger and distinctly shaped like sesame seeds. If it’s flukes, the fish will twitch like it’s trying to shake something off. With ich, they tend to scrape against the substrate or rocks.

 

[HotRocks]

Any med for that?

Possibly Formalin. But I want @Humblefish to see your pics first.

 

[Humblefish]

Looks like the “mystery disease” to me. See pics below for comparison:

It typically happens following copper exposure with certain fish, but I personally believe it is probably a virus. Copper just triggers the outbreak. Similar to Lymphocystis, but presents more on the body instead of the fins/spines.

 

[AdamPL]

Looks like it, and I did copper for this fish before