Diagnose and treatment please

[Joel Schommer]

Picked up this blue hippo Tang about 6 weeks ago and I've had it in quarantine the entire time. Treated the tank for 4 weeks with cupramine, did a freshwater dip and have since switched to paragard. About a week ago my blue hippo Tang started showing these signs looks like a little worm on her chin and some blobs on her fin and paraguard is not working. Can somebody please diagnose it if you can and what treatment I should use. Also she is in quarantine with a yellow tang, powder blue Tang, and a gem Tang. None of these fish have any symptoms.

 

[ngoodermuth]

Could just be lympho... it's viral, but not usually fatal, and since copper is an immunosuppressant outbreaks are common after treatment.
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/lymphocystis.257461/

 

[Joel Schommer]

Could just be lympho... it's viral, but not usually fatal, and since copper is an immunosuppressant outbreaks are common after treatment.
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/lymphocystis.257461/

Thank you. so should I treat it with anything or should it just possibly go away. What would you recommend doing

 

[Frtdrmrose7]

The spots on her dorsal fin look like they could be lympho, I can’t really see the one on the chin well enough. If they look like cottony or cauliflower then it’s most likely lympho. Here’s a link to compare to.


https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/lymphocystis.257461/

 

[ngoodermuth]

Thank you. so should I treat it with anything or should it just possibly go away. What would you recommend doing

Treatment is low stress, clean water, and high-quality foods (vitamin-soaked preferably) Anything to help boost the immune system

 

[Joel Schommer]

The spots on her dorsal fin look like they could be lympho, I can’t really see the one on the chin well enough. If they look like cottony or cauliflower then it’s most likely lympho. Here’s a link to compare to.


https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/lymphocystis.257461/

Yes the ones in the fin look alot like cauliflower and the one on the chin looks like a tiny worm.

 

[Joel Schommer]

Treatment is low stress, clean water, and high-quality foods (vitamin-soaked preferably) Anything to help boost the immune system

Thank you they eat nori daily and I treat their mysis and brine shrimp with selcon. Definitely no loss of appetite in her.

 

[Frtdrmrose7]

Yes the ones in the fin look alot like cauliflower and the one on the chin looks like a tiny worm.

Had this tiny worm appeared sice the FW dip? Or did you FW dip trying to eradicate this “worm”?

 

[Joel Schommer]

I did a 5 minute freshwater dip to eradicate both symptoms if possible. As you can see the dip did not help.

 

[Joel Schommer]

I did a 5 minute freshwater dip to eradicate both symptoms if possible. As you can see the dip did not help.

I should also note that the first two weeks of treatment with cupramine I also treated with prazipro.

 

[Frtdrmrose7]

If you’ve treated with FW dip, Prazi, and Paraguard and it’s still hanging on and you’re sure it’s an external parasite I would try manual removal with tweezers.

 

[Joel Schommer]

If you’ve treated with FW dip, Prazi, and Paraguard and it’s still hanging on and you’re sure it’s an external parasite I would try manual removal with tweezers.

Ok. I will see what I can do about getting closer prognosis thank you for your advice

 

[Big G]

the one on the chin looks like a tiny worm.

Sometimes Lympho presents in a strand like form as well.