Blue tang with "clear" spots around eyes. Anything to worry about?

[lammy2012]

Not sure if this is normal with growth or not because it didn't just pop up. The tang has had these spots for a while, but she's acting and eating fine. Not the best pics, but the best I could get.

 

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[Newsmyrna80]

She looks like she has HLLE. Remove carbon (if applicable), use vitamins, check for electrical stray voltage and feed more seaweed/nori. You could also do a search for HLLE. My understanding is there is no definitive answer as to what causes it.

 

[lammy2012]

She looks like she has HLLE. Remove carbon (if applicable), use vitamins, check for electrical stray voltage and feed more seaweed/nori. You could also do a search for HLLE. My understanding is there is no definitive answer as to what causes it.

Thanks! After doing some research, I think you're correct. I've noticed just in the past week, she's starting to show spots on her lateral line. I do not run carbon and her tank mates are not aggressive at all. However, I am not running a probe and have a lot of electrical running to my 72gal DT. She's been in a 25gal hospital tank for the past month about to begin copper treatment. The only electrical in the hospital tank is a HOB filter without carbon, heater and light(not touching water obviously). I will say though that she doesn't get the veggies she needs. I feed mysis and marine cuisine. Haven't given nori in a while and when I did, it wasn't daily. I'll pick up a probe and add vitamins and veggies to the diet. Hopefully I'll see a change for the better. Thanks man!

 

[Newsmyrna80]

Welcome! Wishing her, and you, all the best

 

[hoaglanddiver]

mine started w/ what I thought was same as yours.. I started adding a few drops of Zoecon to my every other day NORI regimen.. seems to have helped a lot.. might be worth a try.

 

[lammy2012]

Just put some nori in the tank and will begin that daily. I'll be picking up some Selcon as well. Any other dietary recommendations as far as veggies go? A particular flake or frozen food for example?

 

[hoaglanddiver]

I make my own frozen food.. part of ingredients are NORI, selcon, zoecon, zoe, spirulina, etc etc.