Tang with dots?

[lodestone]

Got a small kole tang had him for 3 weeks overnight it seems these little dark brown dots appeared.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Got a small kole tang had him for 3 weeks overnight it seems these little dark brown dots appeared.

Nice little lieutenant tang. It appears to have black ich, not the ich parasite many fear.
These are turbellarian worms and likely the Paravortex version which are smaller and appear as grains of black spots showing the appearance of ich as melanin pigmentation causes the appearance of black dots
These worms have a single host life cycle producing several juveniles which can last up to 30 days but rarely do. Best is to treat with Praziquantel better known as prazi pro for two 8 day intervals with a water change on day 9.
other option is formalin based medication such as quick cure or ruby Rally Pro starting with a bath for 45 minutes followed by treatment. Often , a 5 min freshwater dip will offer temporary relief.
Do note that Prazi will lower both oxygen and appetite, so an airstone is recommended for added aeration and monitor water quality during treatment with a reliable test kit

 

[lodestone]

Nice little lieutenant tang. It appears to have black ich, not the ich parasite many fear.
These are turbellarian worms and likely the Paravortex version which are smaller and appear as grains of black spots showing the appearance of ich as melanin pigmentation causes the appearance of black dots
These worms have a single host life cycle producing several juveniles which can last up to 30 days but rarely do. Best is to treat with Praziquantel better known as prazi pro for two 8 day intervals with a water change on day 9.
other option is formalin based medication such as quick cure or ruby Rally Pro starting with a bath for 45 minutes followed by treatment. Often , a 5 min freshwater dip will offer temporary relief.
Do note that Prazi will lower both oxygen and appetite, so an airstone is recommended for added aeration and monitor water quality during treatment with a reliable test kit

Thank you very much will give updates. The cleaning shrimp is ingoring the poor guy. If able to catch him will give him a dip to help till medication arrives.