lumps on unicorn tang head

[kenyee]

Pictures taken from the internet..my unicorn tang have similar alike lumps too..

Any reefers experienced this b4? Can't find any answer to this..

The lumps seems like sometime obvious sometime not..both side not symmetrical..

He's feeding well n active swimming..breath normally n never scratch against anything..

Thanks for reading

[Sengreef]

me have this problem before but only happen on vlamingi and spotted unicorn ... tested some medication but didn't help , but just daily wc about 10% after more than a week fully recover ...

[kenyee]

Thanks bro..look like I got to do more wc regularly..

[kenyee]

Btw, are these lumps contagious? My take is no cause the rest of my tangs ok..

[yeo99]

It should be Marine Ulcers, a form of bacterial inflection.

Try to google.

Most likely due to have previously damaged skin together with poor water conditions and stress.

Can try to bath with yellow powder.

[yeo99]

Turn on your UV to reduce the "bad" bacteria if you cannot catch the fish or cannot change water due to no time.

[kenyee]

Thank bro yeo99..high chance its marine ulcer..too bad my UV bulb blown & no stock replacement yet..hope he will recover..

[Sengreef]

me also thinking of ulcer too at beginning have try yellow powder and others antibiotic and melafix too but didn't help ... wc solve my problem ... do it early before it become more seriously , or will have a lot of big hole on body after recover like HLLE ...

[kenyee]

me also thinking of ulcer too at beginning have try yellow powder and others antibiotic and melafix too but didn't help ... wc solve my problem ... do it early before it become more seriously , or will have a lot of big hole on body after recover like HLLE ...

Noted bro..my wc regime is 40% bi weekly..issit not regularly enough?..thanks

[asg]

40% WC might be too sudden a change in water para. Try 10-20% per week.

[kenyee]

40% WC might be too sudden a change in water para. Try 10-20% per week.

Noted bro..will try that..more easier to change 20% than 40% at a time oso..haha..

[Sengreef]

Noted bro..my wc regime is 40% bi weekly..issit not regularly enough?..thanks

if its not too difficult for u, just 10~15% daily for a week u will see the result ...

[kenyee]

if its not too difficult for u, just 10~15% daily for a week u will see the result ...

Thanks bro sengreef for the recommendation..will try that if his condition worsen or the same after my dive trip..praying hard at Ko Lipe now..

[flo_reeftank]

How's your unicorn ? Any improvement ?

Cheers

[kenyee]

Just did a 15% wc today..will continue this every alternate days for 10 days..hope for the best

[Guest]

Beautiful tang ^^

[flo_reeftank]

Haha good luck

Cheers

[kenyee]

New update: some lump disappear but pimple alike grow on elsewhere at the horn area..weird

[Reeffer]

maybe can do some dips in medication

[kenyee]

maybe can do some dips in medication

I scare will stress him more..he's still feeding & swimming well..btw, what medication? Thks

[kenyee]

Lump moved to the face now..look like unicorn tang is very sensitive to water condition..hope the lump will go off soon..