Tomini Tang with bump on his upper lip.. infection??

cliMAKtic

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I have a relatively new family member, a little tomini tang. After having him quarantined, I put him in one of my FOWLR tanks to eat up some of the algae I've been having in it. He was fine for about 3 weeks happily chowing down, but then recently as I was feeding, I noticed he had developed a small red protrusion on his upper lip on one side. Its about the size of a grain of salt and it is red on the tip. He seems to be still happy, is still eating, etc, but I am concerned for his health. None of the other fish have any marks or are acting erratically. Anybody know what it could be? Thanks!

I tried to get a pic but the attached is the best I could do, he's a fast little guy.

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Because tangs nip at rocks and have their faces so close to substrate it is most likely a parasite. I will do a little more research. Is it opened or a sealed bump? Might I recommend a cleaner shrimp for now? I love Tomini Tangs and that will be one of my future additions to my 75
 
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