What's on my fish!?

[frybread4life]

I dont know what it is, its a hard looking white "crust" i guess you would call it. it first started to appear on my clownfish right under her last bottom fin and now its starting to show all over my tang! my hawkfish doesnt show any sign of any of it, but I want to know what I'm dealing with. thank you..

 

[c.declivisowner]

Kinda looks like Lymphocystis. My Africanus Angel had it and didn't make it. But the good news is that I heard fish are usually able to fight it off and it goes away by itself. The Vlamingi picture makes me think it has it. The Clownfish picture kinda doesn't look like it.

Does it look like this?

 

[frybread4life]

yea, it pretty much looks identical to that! I just started dosing Herbtana, a natural expellant for parasitic disease hoping it might have a positive effect. Any ideas?

 

[SeahorseKeeper]

The herbtana won't work for lymphocystis. Lymphocystis is caused by a virus. There is no cure. It has to run its course. Are there any other symptoms for either fish? I am leaning towards brooklynella for the clown. Can you tell us everything about your tank? Also, can you quarantine the fish?