Possible flukes on Tang

[Ottis]

Hello all
I am new to saltwater fish and was wondering
If this appears to be flukes on my Tomini Tang
It happened overnight the fish is acting normal eating fine also the marks seem so be like smudge marks.
I also have a BTA and I wasn’t sure if the fish may have tried to steal its food since I also fed the BTA that day.

 

[kharmaguru]

I wish I was a fish guy and could give you a straight answer but it does look more like scuff marks (or stings) than parasites.

@Dr. Reef @HumbleFish

 

[Dr. Reef]

Possible, I would do a freshwater bath in a dark bowl for 3-5 min and see if white potato chips looking stuff flakes off the skin. if it does its flukes. and you can rid them with 2 rounds of prazipro. otherwise it could be bacterial which will require antibiotics.

 

[Ottis]

Possible, I would do a freshwater bath in a dark bowl for 3-5 min and see if white potato chips looking stuff flakes off the skin. if it does its flukes. and you can rid them with 2 rounds of prazipro. otherwise it could be bacterial which will require antibiotics.

Could you advise safest way to do freshwater bath? And if bacterial what medication would be best?
Thank you

 

[Dr. Reef]

Make sur ethe freshwater is RODI water with almost the same temp and pH. if pH is 7.6-8 or so its ok it doesnt have to be exact. Net the fish out and place it directly in freshwater in a dark bowl. You wanna see white flakes come off the skin or at the end of 3-5 min you wanna look at the bowl and make sure if there are any white flakes in the bowl. If thats not the case. then its bacterial. For bacterial you need kanaplex or cipro to treat,