Need help identifying disease

[ih94568]

Hello ..would appreciate any help identifying what this disease is... Tank size 125 truvu 6 foot tank.. Little more info currently tanks been up for 8 months ..sighs of ich showed when i moved my fish from the old tank (6 year old system )to the new one . Used all my old rock and equipment. Currently running my display with hypo .. Its still fowlr. Fish seem to be getting better(7th week in hypo) till today i noticed my Blue tang has these yellow spots on him and the juvi emperor angel is pickin at his body. Sorry for the wall of text and bad pictures .. Thanks for any help.

Tank mates
Juvi emp angel
Purple tang
Wyoming white clown

 

[Stuartmercer]

pictures are blury, but its either velvet or brooks

 

[EmdeReef]

I can’t see anything but is it possible it’s wounds from the emperor picking?

Better pics would definitely help

 

[ih94568]

Hello ..would appreciate any help identifying what this disease is... Tank size 125 truvu 6 foot tank.. Little more info currently tanks been up for 8 months ..sighs of ich showed when i moved my fish from the old tank (6 year old system )to the new one . Used all my old rock and equipment. Currently running my display with hypo .. Its still fowlr. Fish seem to be getting better(7th week in hypo) till today i noticed my Blue tang has these yellow spots on him and the juvi emperor angel is pickin at his body. Sorry for the wall of text and bad pictures .. Thanks for any help.

Tank mates
Juvi emp angel
Purple tang
Wyoming white clown

Thanks for the replies i tried my best to take some pictures but seems impossible for my phone to focus when the fish keeps moving.. Heres my best efforts at the moment.. Hes a yellow belly if that helps any.. Hea got yellow spots on his body now.. Still eats and acts normal. Thanks again

 

[Stuartmercer]

it could be early Lymphocystis. it's an infection that can be treated with antibiotics. if it's not treated the fish will lack the ability to swim and will eventually die.

 

[EmdeReef]

I don’t think it’s lympho. It’s usually localized to fins.

Even if it is it’s a viral infection and antibiotics would have no impact.

 

[Stuartmercer]

I don’t think it’s lympho. It’s usually localized to fins.

Even if it is it’s a viral infection and antibiotics would have no impact.

Are you sure? I'm told a bacterial treatment helps kill it

 

[EmdeReef]

Are you sure? I'm told a bacterial treatment helps kill it

Yes, positive. It’s caused by a virus and none of the antibiotics we employ in the tank have impact on viruses. Actually very few do and are only used as secondary treatment, mostly unknown if they help suppress secondary symptoms

 

[MnFish1]

pictures are blury, but its either velvet or brooks

Why?

 

[MnFish1]

1. Does the fish have any other symptoms (scratching/flashing)?, swimming into high flow areas etc.
2. Do other fish in the tank have any other symptoms?
3. Have you actively seen the other fish biting at the mucus of the tang?
4. How old is the tang (i.e. what size)?
5. What do you feed? are your parameters all good?

 

[Stuartmercer]

Why?

what do you mean why? Its blurry how can i see color, shape etc. just a guess bro

 

[ih94568]

1. Does the fish have any other symptoms (scratching/flashing)?, swimming into high flow areas etc.
2. Do other fish in the tank have any other symptoms?
3. Have you actively seen the other fish biting at the mucus of the tang?
4. How old is the tang (i.e. what size)?
5. What do you feed? are your parameters all good?

He does flash but ive been treating for ich for about 7 weeks with hypo.. No other fish has symptoms like the blue tang does.. He does not swim into flow and yea the juvi angel is consistantly chasing him and picking.. The blue tang is about 5 inches from head to tail ive had him since he was an inch or so.. Just did couple test nitrate/ammonia . ammonia is at .25 via api test kit. Nitrate at 0
I feed nori , PE mysis and new life spectrum algaemax pellets and regular new life spectrum pellets.

 

[MnFish1]

He does flash but ive been treating for ich for about 7 weeks with hypo.. No other fish has symptoms like the blue tang does.. He does not swim into flow and yea the juvi angel is consistantly chasing him and picking.. The blue tang is about 5 inches from head to tail ive had him since he was an inch or so.. Just did couple test nitrate/ammonia . ammonia is at .25 via api test kit. Nitrate at 0
I feed nori , PE mysis and new life spectrum algaemax pellets and regular new life spectrum pellets.

Thanks - I would suggest - you cant treat CI with hypo salinity. But it doesnt look like the fish has CI anyway. Hyposalinity can damage mucus membranes - and make them more likely to be damaged by other things. I have also seen such lesions on larger tangs (like 5+ inches).

 

[ih94568]

Thanks - I would suggest - you cant treat CI with hypo salinity. But it doesnt look like the fish has CI anyway. Hyposalinity can damage mucus membranes - and make them more likely to be damaged by other things. I have also seen such lesions on larger tangs (like 5+ inches).

I Appreciate the input... How long can i safely keep them in hypo ? I was told 1 month after the last spot falls off you can take out the fish but there is always tat 1 spot.. Almost 2 months in hypo but all the fish besides the blue tang is doing much better then when the outbreak happened. Thanks