What’s wrong with my tang?

[erdj]

Over the past week my tang has gotten large raised bumps and they’ve continued to spread throughout his body. Treated him for ich, could this be a fungal infection?

 

[LAReefer4Life]

Looks fungal, a bit more background here would be helpful. '

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[erdj]

Ph around 8
Nitrites 0
Nitrates (haven’t tested, probably high)
Ammonia 0
Salinity around 30 ppm
FOWLR TANK
Fish showed symptoms within 4 days of being clear of ich. Stopped eating. Breathing heavily
Natural lighting used in tank

 

[vetteguy53081]

Over the past week my tang has gotten large raised bumps and they’ve continued to spread throughout his body. Treated him for ich, could this be a fungal infection?

While this could be an abscess, it looks more bacterial. May have stemmed from injury or skin irritation and best treated with Seachem Kanaplex in a separate tank with clean water and focus on water quality moving forward

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

Welcome to Reef2Reef!

The fish is not eating at all? That is a serious symptom.

What did you treat the ich with?

Can you post a video of the fish so I can check its respiration rate?

Jay

 

[erdj]

Very grim respiration rate
Might end up donating him somewhere

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

Very grim respiration rate
Might end up donating him somewhere

Yes, looks to be close to 200 beats per minute, a very bad sign.