White mark on Yellow Eye Tang

[Bkimberlin14]

Picked up this fish today and just noticed this white mark on its eye.
Is it something to worry about?

Thanks!

 

[Humblefish]

Is it on the eye or around the eye?

Could just be a little HLLE: https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/hlle-head-lateral-line-erosion.259916/

 

[Bkimberlin14]

Is it on the eye or around the eye?

Could just be a little HLLE: https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/hlle-head-lateral-line-erosion.259916/

It’s just in that one spot around the eye

Might sound stupid but I’m assuming the yellow is just coloration and not it’s actual eye

 

[Bkimberlin14]

Right in the thread it says could be caused by copper exposure, my LFS runs copper in all their tanks so that might be the cause.

Will try soaking some food in selcon and hope it helps

 

[Humblefish]

It’s just in that one spot around the eye

Might sound stupid but I’m assuming the yellow is just coloration and not it’s actual eye

Right in the thread it says could be caused by copper exposure, my LFS runs copper in all their tanks so that might be the cause.

Will try soaking some food in selcon and hope it helps

Yup, probably just a little HLLE. Feeding vitamin enriched foods and nori will help to reverse it.