Parasite on hippo?

[Prestomagic17*]

I dont know what the parasite is called. But is this a parasite on blue tang (DORSAL FIN)?

 

[Prestomagic17*]

I dont know what the parasite is called. But is this a parasite on blue tang (DORSAL FIN)?

sorry If I put this in wrong spot, but dont know how to do this whole post thing.

 

[norfolkgarden]

@reefsquad #reefsquad

 

[MSB123]

What size tank is it in? How long have you had it? What are you feeding? Did you quarantine? If so, did you medicate?

 

[Prestomagic17*]

What size tank is it in? How long have you had it? What are you feeding? Did you quarantine? If so, did you medicate?

I think it's a AI did quarantine Aegids isopod. I did quarantine for a month. All it did was sit inside the feeding clip and come out to eat, so really didnt get a good look at it. However I did continually add stress guard everyday. Just moved the fish into my 40 gal and I feed it sheets of seaweed.

P.S am upgrading to bigger tank. dont ridicule me for the tank size [emoji16]

 

[MSB123]

How big is the fish?

 

[Prestomagic17*]

a little more than an inch.

 

[HotRocks]

It does not appear to be parasitic to me.

Blue hippos wedge themselves between rocks all the time. So it may just be irritated from that, or if it brushed a coral.

 

[Prestomagic17*]

came home and found my tang against skimmer pump. Pushed it off and it fell to bottom of tank. pulled it out tried to grab spot with tweezers but I couldn't grab nothing. in quarantine again.

 

[cracker]

Really !, I'm sorry, looked fine to me .

 

[reef lover]

...does still look isopodish to me but should have pulled off him....

 

[Maritimer]

It looks to me as though there may be something underneath the skin layer.

@Humblefish, any thoughts here?

~Bruce

 

[Prestomagic17*]

fish still swimming around in quarantine doesnt seem to be eating like it was. But I assume its because of the drama.

 

[Humblefish]

Unfortunately, I can’t tell anything definitive from the photos.

 

[Prestomagic17*]

so is this normal color on blue tangs?

 

[Prestomagic17*]

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