White dots on yellow tang tail

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I noticed these two white dots on my yellow tangs tail today. Is this what I think it is? :(

No other fish have it, and that is the only spot it is on

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I noticed these two white dots on my yellow tangs tail today. Is this what I think it is? :(

No other fish have it, and that is the only spot it is on

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Pics has good lighting but very fuzzy. Preliminarily it may be either lymphocystis which is viral and requires good water quality and diet to prevent it or Fin-ray damage but need clearer pic
 
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Pics has good lighting but very fuzzy. Preliminarily it may be either lymphocystis which is viral and requires good water quality and diet to prevent it or Fin-ray damage but need clearer pic
Yeah, very hard to get a good picture of them. Here is a video. There is also a little brownish rectangle around both the dots that extends to the back of the fin
 

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Looks like a fin ray issue and one to keep an eye on but dont see a cause for immediate concern or developing issue
 

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Thanks. Here are some better screenshots from the video if this helps anymore with a diagnosis
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I agree - these are likely just broken fin rays. Too large to be ich. This is a tank raised fish, so it can't be a digenean worm, those are only seen on wild caught fish.

Looks like it is feeding REALLY well - that's good. Make sure it gets enough high protein food.

It is breathing a bit fast, that may just be due to its activity level and small size. What is your tank's water temperature?

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