Possible disease??

[SpencerT82]

Hi, I just purchased a copper and butterfly at my LFS yesterday. I’m not sure if these little white spots were on him while he was at the store I don’t believe I saw them though. However I did notice them after putting him in the tank. Is this ick or some other disease? Is it just tiny sand pieces? Should I remove him before any disease spread to my other fish which all seem fine?

 

[Sharkbait19]

The spots don’t really look like ich spots to me, too irregular.
My guess is lymphocytosis, which is common in new butterflyfish. Often it’s a sign of some stressor, but isn’t harmful in its own (there’s also no treatment, it just goes away on its own).

 

[lapin]

Lymphocystis

Lymphocystis What You Need To Know: * This is a virus that many fish carry for life. The white nodules (cauliflower-like growths) can grow both externally and internally; so symptoms are not always visible. * There is no known cure for Lympho. However, feeding vitamin-enriched foods and...

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[Goaway]

Looks like lymph. And store lighting is set to hide disease as much as possible.

If you see random spots on body , that could be ich. But the edge of the fins is most likely lymph.

 

[lapin]

If you can try feeding live food. They love live black or white worms. You can even pop open a small live clam for them to pick at