Could it be the start of something bad?

[Hellothere12]

I've been in the hobby for 7+ years in and out of Saltwater side though. I must say I like this site out of all the other sites to find help you all have great in put.
Down to business now so I've had this rabit fish for about a week now, he's eating like a pig on some ogo,water lettuce and mysis shrimp with a pinch of garlic of course.
Sad to say I didn't QT him I just did a fresh water dip for 3 minutes he's got two tank mates that are pajama Cardinals. They all look good other then this(images down yonder)
I'm having a had time determine if it is anything because if you look at his eye the white spots are there and then there not there. Then the one dot on his side looks bad to me but then again it has been there since last night and hasn't spread. So I'm thinking maybe it's a little nick?
Last off I'd love to get him and the Cardinals out of the tank just to be safe and treat them. Then let the tank be fishless for 6 to 8 weeks but the only problem is all the rock work is glued! And I'm not about to stress them out trying to catch them plus there's no way in hell I will be able to catching those Cardinals. Any thoughts???

Also if needed is ruby kill ich really reef friendly? I read it can/will kill your beneficial bacteria? And I really don't want it to kill any pods.

 

[Frtdrmrose7]

I’m not sure about the spots on the rabbitfish but I think I would do a full 5 min FW dip to check for flukes. I believe Rabbitfish have a antiparasitic serum in their slime coat so traditional parasites may present differently.

How long ago did you do the 3 min FW dip? I ask because from experience flukes are usually affected the greatest around the 3:45-4:15 min mark.

 

[Hellothere12]

I did the dip the day I got him So 6 days ago.

 

[Frtdrmrose7]

Let’s see if we can get more eyes on this.
@HotRocks @4FordFamily @Big G @ngoodermuth

 

[Hellothere12]

Awesome I appreciate it! If I can't get the bugger out of the tank to do another dip will sprinkling some metroplex on the food help out?

 

[HotRocks]

I don't see enough in the pics to say for sure it's parasitic in nature.

Keep an eye on the spots for a few days and see if there is any noticable change or if new spots show up in different locations.

3 minutes in FW generally wouldn't be long enough to get a solid confirmation on flukes. If you can catch or trap the fish I'd do another dip.

 

[4FordFamily]

I don't see enough in the pics to say for sure it's parasitic in nature.

Keep an eye on the spots for a few days and see if there is any noticable change or if new spots show up in different locations.

3 minutes in FW generally wouldn't be long enough to get a solid confirmation on flukes. If you can catch or trap the fish I'd do another dip.

I agree although I feel like I do see flukes on the eyes potentially

 

[Big G]

To help clear this up (pun intended), here is a photo of what flukes look like in the eyes:

If it is flukes, there are prazi resistant strains. The only solution for those are formalin baths (at least 2 - spaced one week apart), followed by transfer to a sterile QT. A FW dip would also confirm whether or not this fish has flukes.

A bit difficult to see clearly the eye. Here's a picture from Humblefish posted awhile ago: