Just noticed earlier this evening tiny white things moving around on my glass right above the sand bed. I've read briefly about copepods before, are these it? Good sign? After reading a little, I think I have too many because I've just recently noticed my yellow tang shaking around here and there and now I'm thinking she's annoyed and trying to get these little creatures off her. What can I do to get them in a tolerable range?
Tiny white things dancing on my glass?!
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They come and go.....either copepods or isopods.
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Renee
I don't think that's what's irritating your tang. You don't normally see a change in behaviour from your fish when you get a few copepods on your glass. I would think something else was going on.
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Articles on tangs attacking their own reflection? I'm just making up that copepod correlation since I just noticed the pods along the glass and back wall. She looks completely healthy and eats great.
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That looks like flukes. @Humblefish
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I tagged Humble, he's more up-to-date on latest treatments.
Can you get a picture of your fish?
Can you get a picture of your fish?
Shaped like flukes, but could also be Lymphocystis. One way to tell is Lympho will remain stationary, while Neobenedenia flatworms will slowly crawl over the fish's skin.
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If he had those and were flashing, would you lean more to flukes over lympho?
Yes, but another thing to keep in mind is flukes are translucent in SW. They won't turn completely white until exposed to FW. So they typically aren't seen except on dark colored fish (pic below).
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That makes me itch just looking at it. :-(
