Can fish have white spots that aren't ich?

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I noticed a single spot on my naso and a single spot on my trigger. My trigger has had spots like this before but they haven't multiplied and I assumed they were from the rocks/sand he hides in. The naso is a different concern since they both have one. These were not present yesterday, fish are acting normal and nothing has been added to the tank since 12/12. All fish have been through proper ttm.

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I have a couple of tangs, so I'm wondering if these are from squabbles

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I have a yellow eyed tang that will bang into the rocks sometimes and the scale damage looks like an ich spot for a while.
 
Those spots do look too large to be ich, and flukes don’t make spots like that. Probably just minor injuries. What I do when I see these is to just watch for smaller ones showing up, or spots that come and go day to day.
Jay
 
Nothing to worry about unless they are covered with them in a few days. Looks like just very minor irritations.
 

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