Anthia with little white spots just showing up this morning? Is it Ich?

[DavidLipps82]

How can you tell if the fish has ich? I tried to post a picture but the file seems to be too large? I've had this Anthia for about 3 months and has been doing very well but all of a sudden now it has these tiny white spots on its side and face ( one even on its eye ) I'd hate to loose this fish , it doesnt seem to be acting weird though, still swims fine and is still eating. Any suggestions?

 

[frank180reef]

likely is ick
you need to resize the picture to make it around 150k in size

 

[DavidLipps82]

Ok i think i figured out how to post the pictures. Hope this helps

 

[DavidLipps82]

I've never had to deal with a fish disease before, the tank is a little over a year old. 60 gal. Any suggestions of what to do? None of my other fish have any signs of problems either, just this single one

 

[yukyuklee]

anthias have a thicker slime coat, it could be sand on it?

 

[higorc]

anthias have a thicker slime coat, it could be sand on it?

And they have scales. Not impossible to have Ich, but a little harder than others. Anthias like to rest on the rocks and sometimes next to the sand. So it could very well be something on her other than Ich. I would just watch her closely and see if it comes out or changes...

 

[planereefer]

Do you have a QT to put her in so you can isolate her just in case? I wouldn't dose just yet until you can confirm but at least you can try to mitigate the chance of it spreading by QT'ing.

 

[DavidLipps82]

False alarm. Thank you guys you hit the nail on the head. I got back from work and the fish is fine, all it was was the sand on it. Thanks a lot for the help, much appreciated

 

[yukyuklee]

welcome! happened to me before lol

 

[higorc]

I'm happy for u man...

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