Suspected fungus on new Coral Beauty

iSeeMax101

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Picked up a small 1.5" specimen and added to display. (No QT at the time but making room for one now) when I was adding him during acclimation, I noticed a small, what looked like, a piece of white sand on his pectoral fin. I removed it with my finger and added the fish to the tank.

The fish was bullied at the LFS. I noticed he was suffering from fin nip probably from the damsels in the holding tank with him. So he was already suffering from previous injury.

The white spot has returned but this time on the lower fin. It is pretty noticeable when he extends it. Also in that area on his body there are a couple small white spots.

I know what marine ich looks like and how it attacks the fish. This is not acting like that. I have tried to take a few pics of the fish for a proper ID but the pictures are not coming out as I would hope.

Assuming it is a fungus. What would be the best medication to treat this specific type or best med to treat a wide range of what it might possibly be? I will try and post a few pics but they might not help as much as I hope
 
Hard to tell for sure from the pictures, but it's likely lymphocystis based on your description. It is usually self-limiting and resolves over a couple of weeks. Fungal infections are pretty rare with marine fish.
 
Other fish in the tank
-small chromis
-x2 neon gobies

All other fish are showing no signs of anything troubling them. Everything, including the CB are eating fine and acting completely normal. CB is in and out of the rock work picking off the rocks. Eats mysis and brine.
 
Just read up a little and watched a video on lymphocystis. Seems like it might possibly be exactly that. I need to get my hands on some selcon and start with that to help him kick this cold. I have a bicolored angel and a Hawaiian blue box fish coming in tomorrow and I will be adding those guys to a QT so I can treat them for flukes just in case. I don't want to stress the CB any further and give him a proper chance to recover
 

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