Is this ich?!?!?

[paxton.rock]

My blue tang just died from ich unfortunately. Long nose butterfly has speckles on its tail fin and side fins. I can’t recall if they were there before. Does this look like he also has ich???

 

[littlefoxx]

Looks like it to me, @vetteguy53081 or @Jay Hemdal are great fish medica and can help more than I can

 

[paxton.rock]

Looks like it to me, @vetteguy53081 or @Jay Hemdal are great fish medica and can help more than I can

Should I be worried?

 

[Ben.QLD2]

That certainly does look like Marine whitespot, but are the spots anywhere else? Prompt treatment is in order.

 

[paxton.rock]

That certainly does look like Marine whitespot, but are the spots anywhere else? Prompt treatment is in order.

What should I do about it? I don’t have a proper quarantine tank.

 

[vetteguy53081]

My blue tang just died from ich unfortunately. Long nose butterfly has speckles on its tail fin and side fins. I can’t recall if they were there before. Does this look like he also has ich???

Very common with butterflies and large angels is Lymphocystis which is a condition rather than disease. Often its associated with water quality issue as simple as elevated ammonia or nitrate and can be that of water from LFS and not yours. Assure to provide Good water quality monitored by a reliable test kit and feed nutritious food with fats such as LRS nano frenzy and mysis shrimp.
It will dislodge on its own

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

What should I do about it? I don’t have a proper quarantine tank.

+1, that is marine ich. It is a moderate infection, so you will need to treat it promptly, especially since your blue tang may have already died from it.

Your options are limited if there are invertebrates in the tank. Coppersafe or hyposalinity at a specific gravity of 1.009 are my top two choices. these cannot be done with invertebrates present.

Jay