Yellow Tang - White spot or flukes

[jy808]

My yellow tang first started showing dots on its tail and fins yesterday, although minimal.
I have noticed today that dots are starting to form on its body.

I have dealt with ich before on other fishes, but not on tang. The dots on its body seems like it's bulging out of its skin like a pimple. So I'm unsure if it's ich or flukes. I thought maybe because the structure of the body and its so thin that the ich is caused this way? So I want to gather some intel from experienced owners.

Unable to take photo's as yet.

I have my quarantine tank sterilized and has been cycling for the past 2-3 weeks already, so it would be ready to go in should need be.

It's eating alot, and my shrimps have been cleaning it for the past 2 days which was a great sight to see.

Are yellow tangs one of the few (or tangs in general?) that are easy to get ich?

I attempted to do a freshwater dip this morning but it was so hard to catch it.

My plan:
Do fresh water dip to check whether flukes or white spot - if flukes should be able to see out of the water. If nothing is visible, likely ich?

I would then place it in QT to monitor and treat once I find out what the issue is, as I do not want to place it back into QT and having trying to catch it again because it's just so hard to catch!

Thoughts?

 

[Jeto2004]

Hard to tell without images. If you can easily catch him do a fresh water dip. If flukes they should come of within the first 3-4 min of the dip and you can proceed with treatment plan for flukes. If not than for ich.

 

[Big G]

having trying to catch it again because it's just so hard to catch!

Try waiting until the tank and room has been dark for at least a couple of hours. Using a small flashlight, locate the tang and shine the light into its eyes. It will mesmerize the fish, usually making it easy to net.