Blue tang has a couple spots

[Ratpack]

Doesn't look like Ich to me but I guess it could be. There is the one white spot and if you look about midways in his body you will see a bump as well. Is this ich or what? Can it be treated in anyway while in the tank?

[leebca]

The photo doesn't support a Marine Ich (Cryptocaryon irritans) infection. If it were, the fish would have to be moved out of the display and into a hospital tank. The only known treatments that get nearly 100% positive results require isolation from living rock and any invertebrates.

I would keep an eye on the fish for any change in appearance. The bump could be a reaction to a minor skin infection or it could be worse. Look for changes.

In the meantime you can provide more information about the fish while you are monitoring it:
1. How long have you had it?
2. What is it eating? How often you feed?
3. Its current size.

[Ratpack]

I have had it about two weeks now. He is eating like a horse. I feed everyday, but only what I see the fish eat. Once food start hanging around, I stop adding it. He is eating blood worm, brine shrimp, formula 2 flakes and spirulina flakes and I put dried seaweed in a clip but I am not sure if he is gettig it or the LM blenny. His size is about 2". I just noticed th spots tonight, so I will continue to monitor. I did notice he is going up to the fire shrimp to let them pick over him, but at the time it was feeding time and I think they were more interested in the good stuff.

[leebca]

As this fish gets older, it will need more and more vegetables. I would feed more dried macro algae first, then wait a bit later to feed the other food, giving the chance for the fish that eat algae to get their fill of that before they turn to the other foods.

Take some time and go through this post and print out the attachment to it: Feeding Marine Fish and Fish Nutrition

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