Disease or Pest on Midas

[JimmyJ]

Happy Holidays fellow reefers!!
Woke up and noticed my blenny has what look like tiny eggs/balls along his lowers fin. He doesn't seem stressed and neither do the other fish. I was thinking ich but not sure. Never had an issue before. Any help would be appreciated

 

[Crabs McJones]

Welcome to R2R!

Looks like it could be Lymphocystis, a viral disease which is usually helped by feeding a good diet.

 

[Tamberav]

Looks like sand or lympho.

Does not appear to be ich.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Happy Holidays fellow reefers!!
Woke up and noticed my blenny has what look like tiny eggs/balls along his lowers fin. He doesn't seem stressed and neither do the other fish. I was thinking ich but not sure. Never had an issue before. Any help would be appreciated

Im seeing sand and a fish thats a little thin
What foods are you offering and how aggressively is it eating?

 

[JimmyJ]

Thanks for the response! I actually feed him a pretty good diet of a couple different TDO pellets & some different frozen treats. He's prob the best eater in the tank.

 

[Jay Hemdal]

I agree, this looks like Lymphocystis or sand grains - ich doesn't set up in a pattern like that. In terms of keeping these blennies fat, that can be a challenge. Take a look at this thread:

Skinny Blenny issue

Skinny blennies: Midas blennies are much more difficult to maintain than their common presence in the pet trade would have you believe. They are very prone to starvation. It is unknown if this is due to not feeding them often enough, not feeding enough, feeding the wrong foods, or if internal...

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