Can anyone id?

[WARz]

Any ideas on treatment?

 

[Cell]

Poor guy. #reefsquad

 

[ScottR]

I can’t view the video. @Jay Hemdal is our resident fish disease expert.

 

[Cell]

Sometimes I tag Reefsquad as a surrogate to Jay because I feel like I tag him too much and I'm not sure if it's really necessary when the thread is already in the disease forum. I try to do it only for more urgent looking stuff though.

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

Any ideas on treatment?

Hi, some background information would be important here. I see the tang is breathing a bit fast and has some growth on its head, but as they say, the devil is in the details.

How long has it been like this?
Is it still feeding?
How long have you had the fish?
Did the growth show up gradually over time or all at once?

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Jay

 

[WARz]

Hi, some background information would be important here. I see the tang is breathing a bit fast and has some growth on its head, but as they say, the devil is in the details.

How long has it been like this?
Is it still feeding?
How long have you had the fish?
Did the growth show up gradually over time or all at once?

Here is a link to other possibly helpful information to know:

Some Helpful Hints When Posting or Responding to Threads in the Fish Disease Treatment and Diagnosis Section

Aquarium Fish Disease Problem Solving Determining the best course of action for a problem with your aquarium can be a difficult task. Even advanced aquarists will often need to seek the help of others for complicated or unique issues. Our intent here on Reef 2 Reef is to offer expert advice...

www.reef2reef.com

Jay

It is new, just had it in bucket acclamation to qt tank.. Breathing calmed down after added to qt. After some research figured it could be Lymphocystis.

 

[WARz]

It is new, just had it in bucket acclamation to qt tank.. Breathing calmed down after added to qt. After some research figured it could be Lymphocystis.

Oh, and eating and swimming fine. Treated with a formalin dip and copper in qt. Looking healthy other than the lympho on its head. Probably brought out by stress of shipping.

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

Oh, and eating and swimming fine. Treated with a formalin dip and copper in qt. Looking healthy other than the lympho on its head. Probably brought out by stress of shipping.

I’ve never seen a hepatus tang develop Lymphocystis there, I suppose it could happen, but I think it could be something else. If you can get is picture from a different angle I might be able to tell better.
Jay

 

[WARz]

I’ve never seen a hepatus tang develop Lymphocystis there, I suppose it could happen, but I think it could be something else. If you can get is picture from a different angle I might be able to tell better.
Jay

I treated with pimafix and the growth is now gone. Maybe a fungus of some kind.