Yellow Tang Turing White???!!!

[Jason sun]

Hi reefers,

Bought 3 yellow tangs from LFS 3 weeks ago. Didn’t pay attention but I few days ago I found one of my them partially bleaching.............. Is he going to turn white???

 

[Dierks]

Have you check for stray voltage in your tank by change?

HLLE (Head & Lateral Line Erosion)

Head & Lateral Line Erosion "HLLE": Symptoms - HLLE literally looks as though the skin is rotting or peeling off the fish. Affected areas usually include the face and lateral line, and may be white in color. Treatment options - This is more of a condition than an actual disease. Since no one...

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[Jason sun]

Have you check for stray voltage in your tank by change?

HLLE (Head & Lateral Line Erosion)

Head & Lateral Line Erosion "HLLE": Symptoms - HLLE literally looks as though the skin is rotting or peeling off the fish. Affected areas usually include the face and lateral line, and may be white in color. Treatment options - This is more of a condition than an actual disease. Since no one...

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Thanks for replying. Unfortunately no. First time heard it. Maybe I need to check it.
Looks like not nutrient issue mentioned in the article. I’m feeding with LRS food + fish V vitamins. Right now only 3 crowns + 1 juv angel + 1 hawk fish in the tank (200G).

 

[Dierks]

Also Carbon seems to be the other big culprit for this issue... I'm not 100% certain that is the issue but that is where I would start. He is eating and acting normal correct?

 

[Jason sun]

Also Carbon seems to be the other big culprit for this issue... I'm not 100% certain that is the issue but that is where I would start. He is eating and acting normal correct?

Yes. Eating like a pig. I do have a bag of red sea carbon in the sump. Ummmmm

 

[evolved]

This is not HLLE.
That's basically an aberrant yellow tang; pretty desirable to many fish guys in this hobby.

WWC has "Casper" - a yellow tang that is all white. (although it did once get blotches of yellow, but later went back to white again)

 

[Dierks]

There you are!! You are in the clear!!
Thanks @evolved

 

[Jason sun]

This is not HLLE.
That's basically an aberrant yellow tang; pretty desirable to many fish guys in this hobby.

WWC has "Casper" - a yellow tang that is all white. (although it did once get blotches of yellow, but later went back to white again)

Thanks! That's amazing even he's not that white like the famous Casper. Still feel like I won a lottery. Will keep watching how he changes the color. Interesting.

 

[evolved]

Still feel like I won a lottery. Will keep watching how he changes the color. Interesting.

You pretty much did! Whatever you're doing, keep doing it!

 

[mort]

Completely agree with evolved. You just have an unusually coloured natural variant that may keep developing into something else or revert back to yellow. It's unique so enjoy it.

 

[Zos4me]

VERY COOL