White blemish on blue tang

WhiskeyCoffee · 01/06/2018, 02:24 PM

So I picked up a blue tang from my LFS and upon looking at it there is a white blemish on its right side. My daughter had taken a picture with her phone so I zoomed in and brightened it so you can see it. It's not as noticeable as in the picture. What could this be? It's a baby, like 1" or less.

mcgyvr · 01/06/2018, 02:41 PM

Its a white blemish...

Could be from bumping into stuff/freaking out or it was being nipped at by something else

Just watch it...It should heal in a week or 2 mostly

AlSimmons · 01/06/2018, 04:06 PM

Just out of curiosity is this fish eating well? I don't know what that white blemish is, but in most cases if the fish still has a healthy apatite the odds of it recovering are much better.

01/06/2018, 02:24 PM	#1
WhiskeyCoffee Registered Member Join Date: May 2016 Posts: 98	White blemish on blue tang So I picked up a blue tang from my LFS and upon looking at it there is a white blemish on its right side. My daughter had taken a picture with her phone so I zoomed in and brightened it so you can see it. It's not as noticeable as in the picture. What could this be? It's a baby, like 1" or less.

01/06/2018, 02:41 PM	#2
mcgyvr Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 20,050	Its a white blemish... Could be from bumping into stuff/freaking out or it was being nipped at by something else Just watch it...It should heal in a week or 2 mostly __________________ Who me?

01/06/2018, 04:06 PM	#3
AlSimmons Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: California Posts: 2,482	Just out of curiosity is this fish eating well? I don't know what that white blemish is, but in most cases if the fish still has a healthy apatite the odds of it recovering are much better.