Will my yellow tang heal on his own?

[Frenchie]

I just got a yellow tang and introduced him into my display tank. He's now showing some tiny white spots (only a few)... I think it's ick. I only have a few other fish in the tank currently. I can't catch him as hes in a 230gal with lots of live rock. He is eating well and does not seem stressed.

All water parameters are good.

CAL 400-420
ALk 9.0-10 DKH
NO3, NO2, Ammonia all at 0

My question is, If my water quality is good, can he fight it off with no other treatment?

Should I do something else? UV?

[FitoPharmer]

whats he eating? if hes already in there and your not looking to take him out, the best thing i could think of to make him recover faster is just improve the quality of his diet if that's possible.

[Aquattro]

Soak some nori in garlic, he will likely recover just fine on his own.

[Frenchie]

I am soaking his food in garlic, and hes eating great. I am feeding him nori, mysis, and Mishkas food.

Is there anything else I can do?

Thanks for the advise.

[Aquattro]

no, sounds like you've got it covered. You should see good results in a day or two

[Frenchie]

Thanks aquattro!

[dsaundry]

Where are these spots located?? By the Tail?? or all over body?

[chevyjaxon]

do you have a cleaner shrimp? they are also known as the tank doctor and could help in cleaning this problem up

[Frenchie]

There are only about 5 spots on the body and fins, very small. I have a large cleaner shrimp but I have never seen him clean any fish.

[dsaundry]

Cleaner shrimps are good, you might even want to try a cleaner wrasse, they unfortunately in most cases dont live long but they can sometimes do a good job on parasites. All that said I have had one in my 27g for a year now and still going strong....if he is eating and not getting skinny or lathargic you will probably see him pull through.