Parasite id? Yellow tang...

[geckoejon]

Hello,

Would anyone be able to help id the parasite on my yellow tang?

Background...

- tank is 5 weeks into hyposalinity for ich at 1.008.... Have 3 other tangs (powder blue, hippo, tomini) that look perfect...

- just started on the yellow a couple weeks ago and is spreading on it, and it alone that I can see.

- still eats well and is active. It's actually kinda chunky. Lol

- starts like a small white cyst. When the cyst goes away, it leaves a divet of skin missing

- treated with prazi in the 2 round recommended dosage a month ago.

*** going to pull all the fish and treat with cuprimine. I want to make sure I'm treating with the right thing, and leave the tank fallow long enough...

 

[Khazmodain]

How soon from the time the cyst forms to the time it leaves the open sore? If it's a few weeks then it could be lympho.

 

[geckoejon]

well, the yellow only started getting the spots a couple weeks ago. it started out with a handful, which turned to divits within definitely a week. within another week, it has a dozen on each side

i'm draining the tank tomorrow to catch all the fish... i figure i will treat with cuprimine, prazi, and leave the dt fallow for 72 days... hopefully this works???

 

[Khazmodain]

Good luck.. keep us posted. I'm at a loss for what that is.