hello everyone. i bought a yellow tang from my lfs about 6 days ago and ever sense iv put him in hes been rubbing against the rocks and gavel. i dont see any white spots on him at all. well today i noticed his one eye is clouded up some and i just seen him rub his eye against the rock so i think its clouded from him doing that. its not popped out at all just cloudy. anything i should be worryed about or will it just heal up on its own. thanks for anyone the gives advice
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Yeah thats either Ich, velvet, flukes, or a combination.
Before we advise we are going to need to know if there are any other symptoms:
Any swimming in to powerheads? Hiding from light? Cryptic behavior (hiding), swimming erratically? Breathing heavily? Loss of color or blotchy discoloration? Any "dusting" or faint coating on the fish? If you can run just the blues, can you see any spots or dusting then? Is it eating?
How old is your tank? What size?
You need to be prepared for freshwater dips, quarantine in a separate tank with copper or CP, and metro once we drill this down for you.
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In addition to all that, can you please get a nice clear picture of the tang?
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I'll leave this one to the experts, but wanted to wish you good luck with the tang. You're in good hands.
he hasnt been hiding. hes acting like normal. even very active when being feed. still acts to be the boss to the other fish. the only odd thing is his rubbing and his eye. and hes been swimming all around the tank. its a 75gal been up sense February.
melypr1985
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Flukes will sometimes make it to the eyes. Photo below for comparison.
to add to this.... A freshwater dip would confirm/rule out flukes as the problem. It would also help clear out the gills some since it seems he may have some issues with breathing - as evidenced by him swimming into the flow of the return. In other words, a Freshwater Dip will only help
to add to this.... A freshwater dip would confirm/rule out flukes as the problem. It would also help clear out the gills some since it seems he may have some issues with breathing - as evidenced by him swimming into the flow of the return. In other words, a Freshwater Dip will only help
And to add to this
, once flukes have reached the eyes a FW dip is pretty much mandatory before treating with Prazipro. Prazi causes flukes to spasm and dislodge, but if flukes spasm inside a fish's eye the damage is catastrophic. 
If flukes have reached the eyes, that usually indicates the infestation is heavy. Meaning, you don't have until tomorrow if this is the case.
So i gave him a fresh water bath yesterday for 4 min or so. And todau his eye seems better but im seeing white stuff on the side of his body and his fins look a little beat up or split and seems pretty stressed from the bath. Was in water for 4 to 5 min
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This morning his fins look a whole lot better and has stopped rubbing against the rocks. And hes really showing his dominants in the tank. I think that bath did the trick. Fins are healing up nicely. Eyes are clear and white stuff seems to be gone. Thank you all for ur help!
I would follow up with Prazipro treatment (which is reef safe) or flukes will likely return.
