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My tang is scratching himself along substrate. Only one side has body color chafing. Other tang flam fin losing color and face is turning white and looks to sink in.
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How long have you had the fish and have you added anything “wet” to the tank in the last month or so?
 
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Ph 8.2
Ammonia 0
Nitrate 0
Nitrites 0
Temp 77
Salt 34
Calcium 450
Fish are all eating just fine. Just started up the skimmer in past week. Tangs have been in tank close to 3 weeks. Overall tank running 3 plus months.
 

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First step to consider is to check for flukes as they can cause all of the symptoms you listed.
A freshwater dip for 4-5 minutes will confirm or eliminate flukes.
 

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Can you see flukes? Also fresh water dip in rodi or just tap?
RODI temp matched to the tank temp. Use a dark colored container and look for white ish sesame seed sized things after the dip. If they are there they usually start dropping off at about 3 minutes.
 

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