Anybody know what this could be ?

[Steve1310]

It’s only on my copperband and not one spot on any other fish in my tank !

 

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[Gareth elliott]

The blue light is throwing me off as ive never looked at them under actinics But kinda looks like an anchor worm or parasitic copepod.

 

[Humblefish]

The blue light is throwing me off as ive never looked at them under actinics But kinda looks like an anchor worm or parasitic copepod.

+1 Can we see it under white light?

 

[Steve1310]

I just headed to work and the lights were goin off when I was leaving but it kinda looked like a scab or something on him ! Def not anchor worms

 

[Steve1310]

It’s def not flukes or ich but I can’t tell ! My big purple tang beat up on him for a couple days when I put home in the tank but it’s been a couple weeks tho ! I gave him prazi baths and he was in QT with copper with another fish for a while !

 

[4FordFamily]

I’m guessing it’s an injury possibly an infection. For proper diagnosis though we need a photo less washed out with blue.

 

[Steve1310]

Ok yeh I’ll try to get a good pic tomorrow if I remember!

 

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[Steve1310]

I know everybody wants to see pics in a whites but every time I turn all whites on he hides and doesn’t come out ! I’ve waited a hour for him to come out so I hope these pics help ! I’ll let him calm down and maybe try again later

 

[ncaldwell]

I'd say maybe lympho? A little white cauliflower looking bump? Ive had copperbands with that before. If it is then it's not contagious and with good water quality and diet it should disappear on its own

 

[Steve1310]

My water is def good but all I feed is mysis and sheets of nori

 

[ncaldwell]

That's all I fed mine. I also went to the supermarket and got a live steamer clam every now and then. Freeze it then toss it in the tank for something different and nutritious that he enjoyed pickin at for hours.
I forgot to ask, the fish isnt new to the system is it? I hear its sometimes a stress reaction

 

[Steve1310]

Yeh he’s the newest one and there’s a lot in the tank ! It’s a little over a 400 gallon tank and there’s 16 Anthius in the tank a large purple , large blonde naso , large yellow tang , medium yellow tang , large white tail bristle tooth tang , medium powder blue , large parrot quoyi and 3 clowns ! I think that’s it ! Haha

 

[Steve1310]

And most of the fish I’ve had for 5 years or longer ! I’ve only had this tank up since maybe 8 months but was all from my other system

 

[Gareth elliott]

How is the guy doing?

 

[Steve1310]

He swims around like crazy and acts fine but still looks the same !