naso

[tanksman]

I just got mt first naso tang and its doing some thing wierd,,, when it gets spooked ir develops small white spots all over, , is this normal

 

[edsreef]

that is normal no worries

 

[jasonrodreef]

Normal

 

[tanksman]

that is good to know I thought it had ich

 

[Travis Dragan]

are they just color variations or does it look like little white head pimples?

 

[jasonrodreef]

Yes the vamingi and unicorn tangs do the same thing. Vamingi tangs wjen the change the white spots look like a bite mark.

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[Trex]

are they just color variations or does it look like little white head pimples?

They are more dot like, what you are describing sounds more like ick.

Did you QT it?
What size tank?
What other fish?

 

[tanksman]

no they are color spots and they come and go

 

[SeahorseKeeper]

no they are color spots and they come and go

It still sounds like ick. Ick is a parasite that goes through life stages. One is where it is attached to the fish and we see it as white specks. Another is when it is free swimming and not anchored to the fish.

 

[boehm742]

My naso will do it when hes spooked before bed. A straight line of 5 or so spots.

 

[KoleTang]

It is not ich. When fish are scared they will change colors.

If it is swimming around all day with white spots on his normal coloration, you should look in to ich.

 

[tanksman]

yeah it is most definitely not ich,,,I'm just new to this hobby and never seen that before but I did lose two fish to ich so all of my fish are now in quarantine and being treated