Achilles Tang Parasite?

DrRatzlaff · 03-05-2006, 08:58 PM

Question,
My achilles tang has a white spot on his belly that appeared a few days ago. It is not Ich, I know what that looks like

. Anyways, It is on one side of his body, right on the natural white spot found on every achilles tang. He is acting normal with eating and swimming. Do you think it's a bad thing? Also, I have been dosing his food with selcon and monitoring him. Let me know what you think it is and if I should do anything.

Dr. Jeromy

BubbaWPB · 03-05-2006, 09:03 PM

Can you get a picture? It always helps...

Dr. Bubba

DrRatzlaff · 03-05-2006, 09:05 PM

It's at my office, so not till later. It looks like an oval shaped white spot which is not elevated, meaning it is smooth and not raised

charlesr1958 · 03-06-2006, 02:29 AM

A photo would be a major help, maybe.. Does the tang sleep within corals? I have two hippo tangs that spend the night in my acropora colony and for their first two weeks would come out covered in small white spots/patches where they had made contact with the coral, they have now moved to sleeping within the rocks and no longer appear in the morning with "spots". I assumed it was a skin reaction to the coral's mucous and did no real harm. Of course it could also be any number of skin ailments / parasites. This page may or may not be of help to you.

Fish Disease ID and Treatments

Chuck

03-05-2006, 08:58 PM	#1
DrRatzlaff Just Moved In Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Orange County Posts: 18	Achilles Tang Parasite? Question, My achilles tang has a white spot on his belly that appeared a few days ago. It is not Ich, I know what that looks like . Anyways, It is on one side of his body, right on the natural white spot found on every achilles tang. He is acting normal with eating and swimming. Do you think it's a bad thing? Also, I have been dosing his food with selcon and monitoring him. Let me know what you think it is and if I should do anything. Dr. Jeromy

03-05-2006, 09:03 PM	#2
BubbaWPB Governor Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Palm Beach, FL Posts: 1,234	Can you get a picture? It always helps... Dr. Bubba __________________ Bubba Hmmm... now that the tank is full, I could convert the pool to saltwater... Bubba's Aquarium Log

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03-05-2006, 09:05 PM	#3
DrRatzlaff Just Moved In Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Orange County Posts: 18	It's at my office, so not till later. It looks like an oval shaped white spot which is not elevated, meaning it is smooth and not raised

03-06-2006, 02:29 AM	#4
charlesr1958 Citizen Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Cebu Philippines Posts: 176	A photo would be a major help, maybe.. Does the tang sleep within corals? I have two hippo tangs that spend the night in my acropora colony and for their first two weeks would come out covered in small white spots/patches where they had made contact with the coral, they have now moved to sleeping within the rocks and no longer appear in the morning with "spots". I assumed it was a skin reaction to the coral's mucous and did no real harm. Of course it could also be any number of skin ailments / parasites. This page may or may not be of help to you. Fish Disease ID and Treatments Chuck

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