Big white Spots (ich)

[Bmore56]

He eats just fine and isn’t showing any signs of distress… only him and a ocellaris clown half his size that isn’t agressive in a 23 gallon.

many ideas?

 

[lapin]

How long have the spots been there?
Same amount or an increase in spots over time?
Could be a bacterial infection.
Hard to tell from the picture. I see spots on both fish.

Bacterial Infections

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Plus other things it could be

 

[nereefpat]

The size of the spots toward the tail of the right fish make me think flukes.

 

[JGT]

Looks like flukes from what I can see in pic.

 

[Bmore56]

Thanks. It’s only 1 fish the left one is his reflection. I’ll try to get a better picture tomorrow. Just noticed it yesterday so I will keep an eye on it. In the meantime I will look into treating for flukes.

thanks all

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

Thanks. It’s only 1 fish the left one is his reflection. I’ll try to get a better picture tomorrow. Just noticed it yesterday so I will keep an eye on it. In the meantime I will look into treating for flukes.

thanks all

Flukes are not usually viable like that, although you can see them secondarily to the damage they do. Can you try for a picture under white like?
Jay

 

[Bmore56]

Big thank you to everyone that helped! Used PraziPro and in only a few days he looks 1000% better! I’m really surprised how quickly this worked.