I'm guessing that the dark blotches and pale color on this Kole Tang are signs of a bacterial infection but I would like to hear what others have to say. The pale color all over his body started about 5 days ago; the blotches have gradually appeared during this time. Yesterday, his eyes (cornea) were cloudy but seem normal today. The fish acts perfectly normal otherwise.
He came out of 3 wks of copper in Q about 3 weeks ago. I suspect this fish is very stressed which may have led to a bacterial outbreak because:
-I'm concerned about his nutritional status. He eats very little frozen, flakes, nori or pellets but constantly nibbles on the algae on the glass and rocks, but there wasn't much of that in the Q tank and not a whole lot in the present tank.
-The relatively small tank (40 gal) is probably stressing him too.
Because of the difficulty of catching him, and because he seems to be doing well, my plan (for today, at least) is to just observe him longer (unless somebody suggests something that makes me change my mind!)
Any input is welcome! Thank you.
He came out of 3 wks of copper in Q about 3 weeks ago. I suspect this fish is very stressed which may have led to a bacterial outbreak because:
-I'm concerned about his nutritional status. He eats very little frozen, flakes, nori or pellets but constantly nibbles on the algae on the glass and rocks, but there wasn't much of that in the Q tank and not a whole lot in the present tank.
-The relatively small tank (40 gal) is probably stressing him too.
Because of the difficulty of catching him, and because he seems to be doing well, my plan (for today, at least) is to just observe him longer (unless somebody suggests something that makes me change my mind!)
Any input is welcome! Thank you.