Blue hippo tang looking rough

[To(meany)Tang]

Hey everyone I have a new 1 inch hippo tang in my qt tank along with 6 other fish.. the first 2 days the hippo showed what looked to big to be ich I was thinking maybe fluke or bacterial...it faded but never really went away 4days later and I found him this morning looking really rough it's like there's one dot on each tip of the fin and his body is beat up from wedging in the rock's so I don't know how to diagnose this.. all the other fish are in perfect condition and happy no signs of anything.. any idea what it could be. I'll add pictures and video below. Thank you for taking the time to read.

 

[To(meany)Tang]

No copper or medicine...only 1 dose of melafix 2 days ago

 

[vetteguy53081]

Hey everyone I have a new 1 inch hippo tang in my qt tank along with 6 other fish.. the first 2 days the hippo showed what looked to big to be ich I was thinking maybe fluke or bacterial...it faded but never really went away 4days later and I found him this morning looking really rough it's like there's one dot on each tip of the fin and his body is beat up from wedging in the rock's so I don't know how to diagnose this.. all the other fish are in perfect condition and happy no signs of anything.. any idea what it could be. I'll add pictures and video below. Thank you for taking the time to read.

This is when you have to react right away as most ailments continue to develop than improve. Assure pics under white lighting for best clarity

 

[MnFish1]

Hey everyone I have a new 1 inch hippo tang in my qt tank along with 6 other fish.. the first 2 days the hippo showed what looked to big to be ich I was thinking maybe fluke or bacterial...it faded but never really went away 4days later and I found him this morning looking really rough it's like there's one dot on each tip of the fin and his body is beat up from wedging in the rock's so I don't know how to diagnose this.. all the other fish are in perfect condition and happy no signs of anything.. any idea what it could be. I'll add pictures and video below. Thank you for taking the time to read.

HI - it would be great if you could post a picture - under white light. I think I understand that you were saying the fish arrived with 'something' or it came on suddenly - based on your (great) description it sounds like lymphocystis - and there may be a secondary problem since Lymphocystis does not cause the fish many/any symptoms.

 

[MnFish1]

@vetteguy53081 posted while I was writing - but in any case - It seems like at least possible lymphocystis - and probably something else - unfortunately - I cannot view your video. I do not believe that Melafix is an adequate treatment/quarantine protocol.

 

[To(meany)Tang]

This was first white spot noticed 6 days ago

 

[vetteguy53081]

No copper or medicine...only 1 dose of melafix 2 days ago

Based on size of dots and its behavior with scratching, It appears to be Neobenedenia flukes which are the larger egg-laying worms which live on both the skin and eyes of given fish. The twitching/scratching you see is fish trying to dislodge the irritation from them.
Note that Melafix is rendered useless in seawater as it is merely a tonic made from Teak Tree oil and will not work. Treatment prefereably in quarantine will be PraziPro which is Praziquantel. Dose one time for an 8 day period at 90% of bottle recommendation, do a good water change and dose one more time for 8 day period.
Remove carbon and add air stone for added oxygen as Prazi will lower both oxygen and appetite

 

[To(meany)Tang]

1

 

[vetteguy53081]

This was first white spot noticed 6 days ago

Scratches on lower body is from the worms irritating the fish and will heal up during treatment

 

[To(meany)Tang]

2

 

[To(meany)Tang]

HI - it would be great if you could post a picture - under white light. I think I understand that you were saying the fish arrived with 'something' or it came on suddenly - based on your (great) description it sounds like lymphocystis - and there may be a secondary problem since Lymphocystis does not cause the fish many/any symptoms.

I just posted pics and videos below if you could please look

 

[MnFish1]

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Thanks for the picture - I do not see anything concerning - BUT - the picture is kind of distant - In this picture the fish does not look 'rough' to me - but like I said - I can't see the video. Since I can't see what you're describing I'll let my colleague go forward. Hope everything goes well

 

[To(meany)Tang]

HI - it would be great if you could post a picture - under white light. I think I understand that you were saying the fish arrived with 'something' or it came on suddenly - based on your (great) description it sounds like lymphocystis - and there may be a secondary problem since Lymphocystis does not cause the fish many/any symptoms.

I just posted pics and videos below if you could please look

Scratches on lower body is from the worms irritating the fish and will heal up during treatment

Thank you I have posted better pics now

 

[MnFish1]

I just posted pics and videos below if you could please look

Sorry - we're all cross posting. The pictures I see (like I said I can't see the video) - do not suggest a major issue - and to me the fish does not look like its in rough shape in the pictures. i.e. its not lying on the ground etc. So as not to have 2 people giving you simultaneous information - I will defer to @vetteguy53081 IF there is an illness - it is of course extremely important to plan treatment sooner than later and I don't want to step in between that issue.

 

[MnFish1]

FYI - for the best coverage - when posting a video - use YouTube - and post a link

 

[To(meany)Tang]

Thanks for the picture - I do not see anything concerning - BUT - the picture is kind of distant - In this picture the fish does not look 'rough' to me - but like I said - I can't see the video. Since I can't see what you're describing I'll let my colleague go forward. Hope everything goes well

At the tip of the top fin the black area..there was only 1 dot and now 6 days later there's more dots but they aren't going away

 

[To(meany)Tang]

Sorry - we're all cross posting. The pictures I see (like I said I can't see the video) - do not suggest a major issue - and to me the fish does not look like its in rough shape in the pictures. i.e. its not lying on the ground etc. So as not to have 2 people giving you simultaneous information - I will defer to @vetteguy53081 IF there is an illness - it is of course extremely important to plan treatment sooner than later and I don't want to step in between that issue.

Highly noted thank you so much for your advice!! Truly grateful

 

[MnFish1]

OK - so in my English dialect - lol - looking rough means near death. . In this case I see what you mean.

 

[To(meany)Tang]

OK - so in my English dialect - lol - looking rough means near death. . In this case I see what you mean.

Haha noted..I should've said rough around the edges maybe lol

 

[MnFish1]

The Tang actually to my view - without the video - looks ok. These young tangs that people purchase to me. - if you get them to survive all good but - in fact some do not for multiple reasons.