Tomini with Ich?

[Hugh Mann]

I got this fish 26 days ago, and I have noticed these white spots over the last few days appear in this fish. Or at the very least I hadn't noticed them until now. It looks like ich,maybe?, but none of my other fish are showing any signs. Odd behaviour it does is swim forwards a bit and then backwards. Does this near, but not on rocks and in open water. Picture isn't super clear, but my Tomini is pretty shy and usually hides when I approach the tank.

Also, my marine betta had a small Lymphocystis breakout a while back but it cleared up. Could be that too? I'm only two months into keeping fish and haven't experienced any parasites or major diseases yet. And no, I did not QT this fish, as I do not have the room or equipment for a proper QT setup, but felt confident enough as my lfs QTs incoming fish for a few weeks.

Thanks in advance for any help or advice.

 

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[Zionas]

Can’t really see the image that clearly but it could be ich. Such a big problem with Tangs and angels, unfortunately. Maybe butterflies too. Sigh. I recall reading on WWM that among all the tangs, the Bristletooths are not a very disease resistant genus on average and Bob Fenner says the Tomini is on average the hardest among the Bristletooth tangs.

The Marine Betta on the other hand-Dang, just how tough are these things? Hearing about its toughness just makes me want one even more. Not to mention it’s such a beauty. I have read of these guys surviving Ich and velvet outbreaks, and even a guy who had one in a tank where an Anthias had uronema and the Betta was just barely affected.