Tang has something wrong with it?

[NewbieReefer11]

So i have had this Thompson tang for about a year now and he has done great however this morning he had marks on his body. This could just be a disagreement between some fish, but I thought I would ask some experts.

Thanks in Advance

 

[starypotter]

You'll want to post pictures now if you can, with your white lights on if possible so that the experts on here could help you sooner and don't have to ask of it themselves. The more info you can give them the quicker you can get an answer, saves them the time of asking so they could get right to the stuff you're looking for. Good luck with your tang.

 

[NewbieReefer11]

Sorry thought i did

 

[NewbieReefer11]

Tlthis is the marks

 

[starypotter]

Sorry thought i did

No worries, sometimes it posts before the pictures upload fully, has happened to me before too.

 

[NewbieReefer11]

Sorry they are so blurry I will try and get better ones this afternoon

 

[starypotter]

I'm far from an expert so I'll help you with a bump here and for sure don't take my word for it, but those marks look white right? I've had a problem that i thought was fish biting before and people said that because they were red marks, so I'd consider the idea that it's maybe not just nippy tangs? Again I don't know so it very well might be that, but it might be helpful to get a leg up on posting your tank parameters and if you've recently added anything to the tank.

 

[NewbieReefer11]

I'm far from an expert so I'll help you with a bump here and for sure don't take my word for it, but those marks look white right? I've had a problem that i thought was fish biting before and people said that because they were red marks, so I'd consider the idea that it's maybe not just nippy tangs? Again I don't know so it very well might be that, but it might be helpful to get a leg up on posting your tank parameters and if you've recently added anything to the tank.

I will test params tonight. The two new additions are Niger Triggerfish tiny baby and like 1 inch volitans lionfish. Although there is a clarkii clownfish in their that is pretty big and he is becoming a bit of a menace. He has a huge mouth that i think could do that.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Looks like bacterial or from scratching.
Melafix comes to my mind for treating this as well as garlic or vitamin supplement in the food you feed

 

[NewbieReefer11]

Hey guys i just got home and he looks fine now. Is this even possible???

 

[vetteguy53081]

If bacterial- yes. Doesnt mean its gone but subsided.
Water change may be in order to eliminate any relation to water quality

 

[NewbieReefer11]

Thank you guys for your help anyway. [emoji3]

 

[HotRocks]

Hey guys i just got home and he looks fine now. Is this even possible???

The white spots you are just irritation of the skin or mucus.

I think this was probably from rubbing a rock or maybe from your clownfish based on your description.

Just keep an eye on it and if nothing else shows up then you know that is what it was.

I have an Achilles tang. He gets some spots similar to this when him and my PT rough house. Usually on his underside. It's the case with any dark colored fish basically.

 

[CC13]

Tlthis is the marks

Could have:

- Scraped it on rocks overnight
- Scraped it while playing around with another fish
- Could be bacterial (I suppose)
- Do you have an anemone or foxface? They do have stingers so might be those.

 

[jmccown]

Looks like he's rubbed up against a rock to me.

 

[jda]

If it is a scrape from a rock or fight, then you should see improvement in a day or two with nearly full healing in a week. If it is still eating well, then this is very good. If it gets worse, then check back.