white spot that doesn't go away

[jrapp13]

I've had a kole tang in qt for 5-6 weeks now. The first 3 weeks were uneventful until I noticed a white speck on her body and 1 on a fin. I added cupramine to a concentration of .35 tested with a seachem kit. The spot on the fin is basically unchanged after 3 weeks of copper treatment. Its just one spot on a lower fin.

My question is what would do that and how do i proceed?

 

[snorvich]

Since my eyes are no longer what they used to be, would you describe the white spot as "lumpy" or cauliflower appearing?

 

[jrapp13]

Not really, but it is rather small. If i had to say anything, i'd say it looked like a white flea.

 

[sandwi54]

it's hard to tell what it is, even though it looks like an ich spot. however, it's definitely not ich as it would've fallen off in one week. i would keep him in there for another two weeks and keep observing.

 

[MrTuskfish]

I agree with everyone above. Really hard to tell; but I think its to big to be ich. If this doesn't disappear in a couple weeks, I'd be tempted to scrape it off with a fingernail and dab the spot with iodine; keeping it outside of the tank. There are a zillion isopod-type parasites and this could possibly (an admitted guess) be one.

 

[jrapp13]

There used to be 2 of them but 1 disappeared. I would think copper would kill most isopods but I don't really have any idea. This is the first fish disease I've really dealt with.

 

[MrTuskfish]

There used to be 2 of them but 1 disappeared. I would think copper would kill most isopods but I don't really have any idea. This is the first fish disease I've really dealt with.

This may not be anything more than just a "pimple" or some abnormal growth. If this hasn't changed, (IMO), its nothing to worry about.

 

[jrapp13]

Today I pulled it off with tweezers. I am going to remove the copper in a few days. A week of recovery after that and into the display she goes. I still dont know what it was

 

[NarakuAulonocar]

This looks exactly like what my fish had before except the spots were more numerous. I would keep an eye on its appetite as my fish lost appetite after the spots.

I would like to know if removing the spots will work!

 

[jrapp13]

Fish is currently eating well. Shes been fed a few times since the "surgery"