Yellow Tang - Bacteria or ICK?
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Looks like it might just be Lympho.
Lymphocystis:
Symptoms - Lymphocystis appears as a white or beige colored cauliflower-like growth that usually starts on the fins and spines and sometimes spreads to the body. Initially it may be small (looks like ich), and then grows in size (which is how you know it’s not ich). Lympho is a virus that many fish carry for life. Fortunately, it is rarely fatal or even harmful to the fish, and symptoms will come and go.
Treatment options - No known cure or treatment exists. However, feeding vitamin-enriched foods and maintaining pristine water conditions may expedite the “going away” process.
Lymphocystis:
Symptoms - Lymphocystis appears as a white or beige colored cauliflower-like growth that usually starts on the fins and spines and sometimes spreads to the body. Initially it may be small (looks like ich), and then grows in size (which is how you know it’s not ich). Lympho is a virus that many fish carry for life. Fortunately, it is rarely fatal or even harmful to the fish, and symptoms will come and go.
Treatment options - No known cure or treatment exists. However, feeding vitamin-enriched foods and maintaining pristine water conditions may expedite the “going away” process.
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X2 lymph is no big deal. Keep water quality as optimal as possible and soak food in selcon
Ryengoth
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How does Selcon compare to Vita-Chem for food enrichment? I dose my seaweed often with Vita-Chem for the Tang and occasionally in fresh mixings of shrimp, fish and scallop.
IMO; they are all pretty much the same. In fact, you can save $$$ by just soaking in Omega 3 or 6 fish oil instead. But that stuff will stink up your house if you add too much to the food.
