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jeff240gallon
05/23/2016, 09:01 AM
My blue tang had a spot like this before and I treated it with antibiotics, but now it's back. Any ideas?http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160523/317b1fdda04a188c6ff9bfbe0265863a.jpghttp://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160523/ae9d2ceba13a230cd4509ce6c9444354.jpghttp://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160523/07786f4f0b97eebd8829cf3be7753ba5.jpg


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Bent
05/23/2016, 10:14 AM
Is it fluffy? If it is fluffy it's likely a fungal infection.
GimpyFin
05/23/2016, 10:28 AM
Could also be lymphocystis. Can look like cotton or cauliflower like bumps on the fish's body or fins.
jeff240gallon
05/23/2016, 10:49 AM
Not fluffy, more like huge zit (gross). I've never had a fish that is prone to as many diseases, parasites, etc than my blue tang. It'll be impossible to catch all my fish in my tank to quarantine them all and have a baron tank, unless I literally take out my 240 pounds of rock.

I looked up the lymphocystis and that's what it looks like most.. I read up on it and it can go away on its own if the fish chills out and gets less stressed.


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Bent
05/23/2016, 12:59 PM
Gimpy fin is likely correct.

What size tank is he in? Tank mates?
jeff240gallon
05/23/2016, 05:33 PM
It's a 240 gallon with 50 gallon sump. One clown three blue green chromis two blue reef chromis, flame hawk, blue streak cleaner wrasse, yellow tang, Midas blenny, and one blue yellow damsel.. That's it for now. Just snails and shrimp for inverts


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juniorrocketdad
05/23/2016, 05:45 PM
Hard to tell but my bet is on fungal infection, that looks way to big to be lymph imo
Reef908
05/23/2016, 08:20 PM
My one wrasse randomly got lymph a while back and it went away on its own without any treatment. I read mixed treatment ideas on here and decided to just let it run. No other fish got it and he never and any change in his behavior. Good Luck!
Bent
05/23/2016, 08:25 PM
It's a 240 gallon with 50 gallon sump. One clown three blue green chromis two blue reef chromis, flame hawk, blue streak cleaner wrasse, yellow tang, Midas blenny, and one blue yellow damsel.. That's it for now. Just snails and shrimp for inverts


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Well, with both fungal and lympho, you need to look for exacerbating factors.

How's the water check out? Is he being bullied? Stress is a big contributor to both of these problems.
jeff240gallon
05/25/2016, 08:48 AM
Not bullied. Woke up this morning and it's completely gone..


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