White Spots Blue Tang

:'( please help i just got a blue tand and to my surprise i get it home under good lights and it has alot of little white spots how do i cure .i have two cleaner shrimp in aquarium wil they help my little buddy out ????????

 

Wait and watch and make sure there is no stress or harassment from other fish. Keep us posted.

 

looks like some spots are gone he was hanging out buy my cleaner shrip all night i think , but he looks to be having a little trouble swimming , no fish are harassing him only one clow in reef and he is to busy with anenomie

 

It sounds as if it was very stressed during the acclimation to the tank. Time will tell. Is it eating?

 

White spots from aclimation? he seemed to try to eat alittle last night . he kinda is having a hard time he looks like he is having trouble staying up and down keeps almosnt laying on side but corrects him self

 

The white spots are probably marine ich. Stressed fish have a lower immuno reponse and the parasite is able to attack the fish. This happens to tangs often during acclimation. Posting a picture would be of great help.

 

if it is marine ich what is the cure ?

 

Varying discussions on this:

http://www.reefs.org/library/article/h_cortes-jorge.html

http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/nov2003/mini1.htm

http://saltaquarium.about.com/cs/fishdiseases/a/aa102797.htm

http://www.petsforum.com/personal/trevor-jones/hyposalinity.html

http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2003-08/sp/index.htm

http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2003-10/sp/index.htm

These should answer all your questions and give you plenty of options, maybe some confusion to boot, eh?

 

good news it seems the guy is better at first i thought he was dead the cleaner shrimp had him upside down eating off him. but this nmorning he looks 200% better and is grazzing off my sea weed clip woo hoo!!

 

Cleaner shrimp are a must with tangs in my opinion. Greatest insurance policy. My two tangs have never exhibited ich in the two years I've had them and I've got two Red Skunk Cleaners in my 80 gallon.

Great news for you!