Yellow Eye Tang - White Spot

[nsewell]

I am fairly new to keeping a Marine tank and have had my setup for 6 months. I have a Yellow Eyed Tang that I noticed today has some tiny white spots on the tail.
Does this look like the early signs of White Spot (see attached picture)?

I don't have a quarantine tank but I may need to head out and get one quick.

If this is white spot, will my other fish already be infected?

Any advice appreciated.

Thanks

 

[Deinonych]

Could be the beginnings of Cryptocaryon (ich), but the photo is not conclusive.

 

[Siddi24]

Same white spots

Same white spots

I am seeing a similar issue. I just bought one and after putting him in the tank and turning the lights on, I see white dots. Could this be itch? Should I return the fish? Please see attached pictures

 

[ThRoewer]

Looks like ich, but could in theory also be skin "flukes".
Time will tell:
If it's ich the dots will be stationary and disappear after about 3 to 5 days only to come back in about 4 to 7 days.
If it's Skin "flukes" the dots may move around and never really disappear.

Why would you want to return the fish and what makes you think the store will take a sick fish back?

Since you put it into your tank, that tank is now infected. You will have to take all fish out and treat them in a separate hospital tank while leaving the display tank without fish for at least 11 weeks, better 3 full months.

Treatment options for the fish would be TTM, hyposalinity, copper, Chloroquine Phosphate.

 

[Siddi24]

I got it yesterday, and noticed the spots as soon as I put it in the tank. Besides the tang I have clown and 6 line wrasse. It's a fowlr tank. Has anyone treated the main tank?

 

[ThRoewer]

Treatment in the main tank can lead to all kinds of complications from bacteria die-off and ammonia spikes to over or under doses due to not knowing the precise net water volume. Some medications will just not work properly if there are rocks or sand in the tank. Treatments usually also have to be longer.
Many people who tried it had losses in the end.
So it is generally not a good idea to treat the main tank but rather set up a dedicated treatment and quarantine tank.


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