Fungus on fins

[Mr.First]

Came home today and noticed my BristleTooth Tang developed a fungus on his side fins. Mostly a Zoo dominated tank with a few other fish.
Should I treat the tank immediately or wait a while and see what progresses. What do you treat with ?

Wierd because it is only on one side

 

[reefman]

dont panic. it may go away on its own with good water quailty n feeding. post a pic for better diagnosis

 

[lfsmarineguy]

if you can get a pic it would help a lot but it might not be a fungus but marine velvet, a parasite that looks fuzzy. Might be time for a U.V. if you don't have one yet. Either way there are a few ways to combat it but the first job is figuring out exactly what it is.

 

[crox99]

It might be lymphocystis.

 

[crox99]

Does it look like this?

 

[Mr.First]

No, it's on the swimming fins. LFS, what are they called ?
See pic in next thread

 

[Chiefmcfuz]

Y 2 threads? Just upload the pic here in this thread.

 

[Mr.First]

"Go Advanced" right ? Didnt realize it Chief, but what about my fins ?

 

[Chiefmcfuz]

If it's not Ich, look at Lymphocystis or Cryptocaryon in google see if that matches what you have.

 

[Mr.First]

Any better ?

 

[Chiefmcfuz]

Not really, does it look like little salt specs on his fin? Or is it like cotton?

 

[crox99]

It might be lympho. What are you feeding him?

 

[Mr.First]

Mostly mysis , brine and cyclopeez. Looks kinda of like salt I guess. More than cotten

 

[lfsmarineguy]

could be ich but Lympho is a possibility. Brine is a pointless food unless it contains spirulina or vitamins or amino acids or etc. Past the first 8hrs of a brine shrimps life they have 0 nutritional value they are like candy more than anything. Should also be feeding some seaweed or spirulina flakes to help balance out all that protein. Also, all their fins are swimming fins.....or they wouldn't have them but the fins in question are pectorals. If it's ich and u can get him out than try and QT him for treatment and if you haven't already, get the UV.